Chapters 14-19 Flashcards
Lee’s farthest advance to the north resulted in the Battle of ___ in July of 1863.
Gettysburg
The three years of the Mexican War were ___ to ___.
1846 to 1848
The famous battle of the iron-clad ships involved two ships called the ___ and the ___.
Virginia; Monitor
After the failure of such Union generals as ___ and ___, Lincoln finally found one that would sacrifice large numbers of men in order to win. His name was ___.
George McClellan; Ambrose Burnside; Ulysses S. Grant
The document that Lincoln signed freeing the slaves in the Confederate States was called the ___, signed in ___.
Emancipation Proclamation; 1863
accomplished very little during his one term as the 14th President of the United States
Franklin Pierce
Ulysses S. Grant made a very poor President because …
he viewed the presidency as a reward for his military service during the Civil War and he showed poor political judgement
Five days later, Lincoln was assassinated by ___ at ___ Theatre in Washington.
John Wilkes Booth; Ford’s
The American Civil War lasted from ___ until ___.
1861 until 1865
The first President from the Republican Party was ___. This political party is also known as the G.O.P., which stands for ___.
Abraham Lincoln; Grand Old Party
The first President of the Confederate States of America was ___, and his Vice President was ___.
Jefferson Davis; Alexander H. Stephens
The election of 1876 saw __ allowed to become President in exchange for an end to ___.
Rutherford B. Hayes; Reconstruction
The idea that the United States would control all territory between Canada and Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans was known as ___.
Manifest Destiny
Famous Civil War nurse and principal founder of the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
The Confederate general admired by most people for his “nobility of character”
Robert E. Lee
