Chapter 21 Review Flashcards
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Bull Run
What was McClellan’s failed effort to seize Richmond (The Confederate capital) called?
Peninsula Campaign
When was the second battle of Bull Run fought?
August 1862
(Definition) Landmark battle in the Civil War that essentially ended in a draw but demonstrated the prowess of the Union army, forestalling foreign intervention and giving Lincoln the “victory” he needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam
(Definition) Declared all slaves in rebelling states to be free but did not affect slavery in the nonrebelling border states. Closed the door on possible compromise with the South and encouraged thousands of Southern slaves to flee to Union lines.
Emancipation Proclamation
Who won the battle in Fredericksburg, Virginia?
The Confederates
Who won the battle in Gettysburg?
The Union
What was the major significance of the battle of Gettysburg?
The south never again managed to invade the North.
What is Lincoln’s famous speech that was delivered at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg battlefield?
Gettysburg Address
What is the name of the bloody civil war battle on the Tennessee-Mississippi line that left more than 23,000 soldiers dead, wounded, or missing, and ended in a marginal Union victory?
Shiloh
When did General Sherman capture Atlanta?
September 1864
(Definition) Union general William Tecumseh Sherman’s destructive march through Georgia. An early instance of “total war” purposely targeting infrastructure and civilian property to diminish morale and undercut the Confederate war effort.
Sherman’s March
Where does Sherman head to after destroying Georgia?
South Carolina
What party was most dangerous to the Union during the Election of 1864?
Northern Democrats
What were the two factions of Democrats formed when the party divided?
War Democrats and Copperheads
(Definition) A coalition party of pro-war democrats and republicans formed during the 1864 election to defeat anti-war northern democrats.
Union Party
Who runs against Lincoln in the 1864 election?
George McClellan
(Definition) A series of brutal clashes between Grant’s and Lee’s armies in Virginia leading up to Grant’s capture of Richmond in 1865.
Wilderness Campaign
What is the name of the site where Lee surrendered to Grant in April 1865?
Appomattox Courthouse
What day was Lincoln assassinated?
April 14th 1865
How many men died of disease and in action combined?
About 600,000
How much did the war cost moneywise?
$15 Billion
What bill was passed in England two years after the end of the Civil war that granted suffrage to all male British citizens?
Reform Bill of 1867
