Chapter Eleven American History Flashcards
1
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What is another term for the draft?
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consricption
2
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What is the name given to the North’s strategy to fight the Civil War?
A
Anaconda Plan
3
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What was the name given to the last minute attempt to prevent the war by proposing to extend the Missouri Compromise Line and protect slavery where it already existed?
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Crittenden Compromise
4
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What was the military order to free the slaves in the areas of rebellion as of Jan. 1, 1863?
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Emancipation Proclamation
5
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What is it called to continue fighting until one side runs out of men, supplies, or will?
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war of attrition
6
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What was the famous Southern prisoner of war camp?
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Andersonville
7
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What was the nickname given to the soldiers of the Union?
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“Yanks”
8
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What was the nickname given to the soldiers of the Confederate Army?
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“Rebs”
9
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What was the name given to fast small Southern ships used to smuggle past the blockade?
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blockade runner
10
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What gave people 160 acres of free land to anyone who would live on the land for five years?
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Homestead Act
11
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What was the name of two iron clad ships that were at Hampton Road?
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- Virginia
2. Monitor
12
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What was the organization found by Clara Barton that aided victims of the war and is still around today?
A
Red Cross
13
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What are the three campaigns of the war?
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- Eastern Campaign
- Western Campaign
- War at Sea
14
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What are the long knives attached to the front of the guns?
A
bayonets
15
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What is another name for the Peace Democrats that wanted to negotiate an end to the war?
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Copperheads
16
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What created a national currency and issued greenbacks or paper money?
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Legal Tender Act
17
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What is a long-term plan for winning the war?
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strategy
18
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What are Confederate ships that operated out of foreign ports and attacked Union ships?
A
raider
19
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What occurred when Union Captain Charles Wilkes stops British ship the Trent and arrested Mason and Slidell?
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Trent Affair
20
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What was the first African American regiment that was formed in the Civil War?
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54th Massachusetts
21
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What are soldiers captured by enemy in battle?
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POW
22
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What were Grants two plans to win the war?
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- Wilderness Campaign
2. March to Sea
23
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What were two famous Commerce Raider for the South?
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- Alabama
2. Florida
24
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What was the amendment that abolished slavery?
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13th Amendment
25
What was the reason for the Civil War?
preserve the United States
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What were the causes of the Civil War?
1. secession of the Southern States
2. slavery
3. unequal representation in Congress
4. Fugitive Slave Laws
5. election of Lincoln
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What were the four results of the Civil War?
1. huge loss of life
2. destruction of land and resources
3. ended slavery
4. hatred between North and South
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What was the northern strategy for the Civil War?
1. capture Richmond
2. capture Mississippi River
3. blockade Confederacy
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What was the Southern strategy for the Civil War?
1. capture Washington D.C.
2. gain foreign aid
3. keep war in border states
4. fight defensive war
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What were the Northern Advantages?
1. larger population
2. 80% of factories
3. 71% of railroad
4. Navy
5. established government
6. sound financial situation
7. Abraham Lincoln
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What were the Southern Advantages?
1. fighting for independence
2. outstanding military leaders
3. head start in preparing for war
4. defensive war
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What were the Northern Disadvantages?
1. unprepared for war
2. frequent changes in command
3. fighting in unfamiliar territory
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What were the Southern Disadvantages?
1. blockade of Confederacy was successful
2. shortages of food, clothing, military tops
3. no foreign aid
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Commander of Andersonville
Henry Wirz
35
Southern commander for most of the war
Gen. Robert E. Lee
36
Union officer that surrendered Fort Sumter
Major Anderson
37
Devised the Union strategy for the war
Gen. Winfield Scott
38
Union commander at the surrender at Appomattox
Gen. Grant
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put in charge of the March to Sea
Gen. Sherman
40
Union general in charge at the First Battle of Bull Run
Gen. McDowell
41
Leader of the Southern Calvary
JEB Stuart
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Union general who led the Peninsular Campaign
Gen. McClellan
43
led Southern offensive to Antietam
Gen. Lee
44
"Fighting Joe"
Gen. Hooker
45
southern general who surrendered to Union at Durham, NC
Gen. Joseph Johnston
46
led the Union forces to defeat at Fredericksburg
Gen. Burnside
47
Southern general killed at Chancellorsville
Gen. Stonewall Jackson
48
devised Confederate strategy
Jefferson Davis
49
only person convicted of war crimes in the Civil War
Henry Wirz
50
founded Red Cross
Clara Barton
51
only Union general to be appointed commander two different times
Gen. McClellan
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southern general at Fort Sumter
Gen. Beauregard
53
Southern general who surrendered Atlanta
Gen. Hood
54
President of the Union
Lincoln
55
founded military hospitals in the south
Elizabeth Blackwell
56
ran against Lincoln in election of 1864
Gen. George McClellan
57
shot Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theater
John Wilkes Booth
58
the two Southern generals at the First Battle of Bull Run
1. Gen Jackson
| 2. Gen. Johnston
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led the Union forces to defeat at Second Battle of Bull Run
Gen. Pope
60
Union general who accepted the surrender at Durham, NC
Gen Sherman
61
Union general who led retreat from Chancellorsville
Gen. Hooker
62
led the Union forces at Gettysburg
Gen. Meade
63
Southern general who surrendered at Appomattox
Gen. Lee
64
Union general that led the Wilderness Campaign
Gen. Grant
65
Confederate general that surrendered Mill Springs
Gen. Crittenden
66
Union commander that captured New Orleans
David Farragut
67
Confederate general ordered to take Cemetery ridge at Gettysburg
Gen. Pickett
68
Union officer takes Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
Gen. Grant
69
Southern general who died at Shiloh
Gen. Albert Johnston
70
led the Confederate troops from Fort Donelson to Corinth
Gen. Buckner
71
Union general who is forced to retreat to Chattanooga after the Battle of Chickamauga
Gen. Rosecrans
72
Confederate general who surrendered Vicksburg
Gen. Pemberton
73
leader of Confederate forces at Gettysburg
Gen. Lee
74
Confederate general who forces the Union to retreat at Chickamauga
Gen. Bragg
75
Union general who takes Atlanta and Savannah
Gen. Sherman
76
President of Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
77
led the reinforcements of the Union troops at Chattanooga
Gens. Grant and Sherman
78
Union general put in command of New Orleads
Gen. Butler
79
Union general that accepted the surrender of Vicksburg
Gen. Grant
80
Lincolns vice president in Election of 1864
Andrew Jackson
81
headed the US Sanitary Commisson
Elizabeth Blackwell
82
Union general that is forced to retreat after the Seven Days Campaign
Gen. McClellan
83
led the Union forces at Antietam
Gen. McClellan
84
was the first Black man to become a military officer at the rank of major
Martin Delaney
85
was the Union officer who stopped the British ship the Trent and arrested the confederate ministers to France and Britain
Charles Wilkes
86
was the leader of the Confederate forces at Stones River
Gen. Bragg
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was the Union general who forced the Confederate to retreat at Perryville
Gen. Buell
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What was the turning point of the war?
Gettysburg
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What is the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
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What is the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War?
Antietam
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What battle was fought at Sharpsburg?
Antietam
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What battle was bought at Pittsburgh Landing?
Battle of Shiloh
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What battle was fought at Manassas Junction?
First Battle of Bull Run
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Where was the official of the war?
Appomattox Courthouse
95
What is the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond
96
The taking of this city gave the Union the control of the entrance to the Mississippi River?
New Orleans
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What was the first test of federal authority after southern succession, when the Union tried to resupply the fort located at Charleston?
Fort Sumter
98
After the Union took this city the West is open to Union attack?
Mill Springs
99
This was McClellan's plan to take Richmond by landing on a peninsular near the York River and move Northward?
Penninsular Campaign
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After the Union forces took this fort the Cumberland River was open to the Union?
Fort Donelson
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What two battles had their surrender on the same day?
1. Gettysburg
| 2. Vicksburg
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At what battle did Gen. A. Johnston and Gen. Beauregard surprise Grant's troops and push them back into Tennessee but Union was reinforced by Gen. Buell and the Confederates were forced to retreat?
Battle of Shiloh
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What was the first Union fort to fall to the Confederate army?
Fort Sumter
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What city was under siege by the Union forces for 47 days?
Vicksburg
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What was the battle that people from Washington DC came out to watch?
First Battle of Bull Run
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What was the battle in which Grant and Sherman reinforced Rosecrans to push the Confederates led by Gen. Bragg out of Tennessee?
Battle of Chattanooga
107
The Three Battles of the Peninsular Campaign
1. Yorktown
2. Battle of Seven Pines
3. Seven Days Battle
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What was Gen. Lee's first offensive into Union territory?
Antietam
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The fall of this fort gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
Port Hudson
110
What was the Southern city that fell to the Union and was then burned?
Atlanta
111
As a result of this battle the South's hope of gaining aid from Europe is gone
Antietam
112
What was the battle in which Gen. Burnside led Union forces to a horrible defeat?
Battle of Fredericksburg
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What battle did Gen. Albert Johnston die?
Battle of Shiloh
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What was the area at the Battle of Gettysburg that George Pickett was ordered to try and take?
Cemetery Ridge
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What were the two parts of Grants idea to win the war?
1. Wilderness Campaign
| 2. March to Sea
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What was the last Confederate victory before the surrender?
Cold Harbor
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What was the first Union victory in the East?
Yorktown
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After Grant takes this city Lee is forced to give up Richmond and surrender?
Battle of Petersburg
119
What battle made both sides realize that the war would last longer than 3 months?
First Battle of Bull Run
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At what battle did Union forces commanded by Gen McClellan defeat the Confederate and General Joseph Johnston was injured and Lee became the active field commander of the Confederate Army?
Battle of Seven Pines
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What was the battle where combined forces led by Lee and Jackson successfully defend Richmond?
Seven Days Battle
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What was the battle that happened as a result of Lee going into the Union territory to try and cut the supply lines to Washington DC?
Antietam
123
Where did General Joseph Johnston surrender to Gen. Sherman?
Durham, NC
124
What are three battles that were considered a stalemate or ended in a draw?
1. Antietam
2. The Wilderness
3. Murfreesboro
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What was the battle where Hooker was surrounded by the Confederates ans soundly defeated?
Battle of Chancellorsville
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What battles were part of the Wilderness Campaign?
1. The Wilderness
2. Spotsylvania
3. Cold Harbor
4. Battle of Petersburg
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Where was the battle of Stones River fought?
Murfreesboro
128
Where was Lincoln's assassination?
Fords Theater
