Chapter17 Flashcards
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond, Virginia
What were border states
States on the border between the north and south Delaware,Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri
Did the Union or Confederacy have the larger army?
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
What was the main goal for the South in the Civil War?
Preserver there way of life (slavery)
How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?
South- named battles after city’s
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Battle of bull run
Who were the two generals of the First Battle of Bull Run?
Union- general Irvin McDowell
Confederate- general PGT Beauregard
Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during the First Battle of Bull
Run?
By the reinforcement led by General Thomas Jackson
Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in American History and was
a Confederate General at Bull Run?
Thomas “stonewall” Jackson
What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in the First Battle
of Bull Run?
The confederate let out a loud and strange scream (Rebel yell) and it terrified the union troops
Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run?
Too disorganized and weak
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?
The 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
What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?
The battle of Antietam
What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?
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?
Lack of industry shortages if essential goods due to blockage and farmland being overrun
What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?
Emancipation proclamation
Who believed that the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the greatest
event in US History?
Frederick Douglas
What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?
54th Massachusetts
What was the turning point of the Civil War?
The battle 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?
Equally, freedom, and state rights
What was important about David Farragut?
Highest ranking officer in the union navy. He helped secure mobile bay in Alabama
Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed toward?
Towards savannah, Georgia
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Small Virginia village called Appomattox court house
How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the
Southern troops?
They were very forgiving
What treaty ended the Civil War?
No treaty created
