Chapter 17- The Civil War Flashcards
What was the capital of the CSA?
Richmond, Virginia
What were border states?
States that were divided over the issue of slavery
Which side had the larger army?
The Union
What was the main goal for the North at the beginning of the war?
Reunite the country
What was the name of the Union war plan to choke out the Confederacy?
Anaconda Plan-Union war plan to defeat the south by dividing them in two
What was the main goal for the South in the Civil War?
Be recognized as a nation and preserve the way of life
How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?
South named battles after cities
North named battles after rivers or landmarks
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
First Battle of Bull Run
Who were the two generals of the First Battle of Bull Run?
General Irvin McDowell-Union
General P.T.G. Beauregard-Confederate
Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during the First Battle of Bull Run?
The reinforcements led by General Thomas Jackson(Stonewall Jackson)
Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in US History?
Thomas “Stone Wall” Jackson
What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in the First Battle of Bull Run?
Confederate soldiers surged forwards and let out a strange scream, a rebel yell, that terrified the Northern soldiers
Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull Run?
The Confederates were too disorganized and weakened to peruse the fight
What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?
The Battle of Fort Henry
The Battle of Fort Donelson
What was the warship that the South rebuilt with iron plates on the sides?
Merrimack
What was the general name for iron plated ships that the South used to break through the North’s defense?
Ironsides
What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?
A church named “Shiloh” near their resting point in Southwest Tennnessee
What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?
The Battle of Antietam-September 17, 1862
What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?
Taking Action against slavery
The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?
Served as nurses
What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the North?
Because of the lack of industry, shortages of essential goods due to the blockade, and farmland being overrun
What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?
The Emancipation Proclamation-An order freeing all enslaved people in the Confederacy
Who believed that the signing on Jan 1, 1863 was the greatest event in US History?
Fredrick Douglass
What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?
54th Massachusetts
What was the turning point of the war?
The Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg
What speech was about equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being dominant?
The Gettysburg Address
What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?
Equality, Freedom, and States’ Rights
What was important about David Farragut?
Highest ranking officer in the Union navy and helped secure Mobile Bay, Alabama(This mission blocked the last southern port east of the Mississippi)
Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed?
Atlanta, Georgia
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
On April 9, 1865, Lee and his troops surrendered to Grant in a small Virginian village named Appomattox Court House
How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the Southern troops?
The terms were very forgiving
What treaty ended the Civil War?
There was no treaty
How many soldiers died in the war?
600,000 soldiers
How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after the war?
The federal government was strengthened and was now clearly more powerful than the states
