Civil War-1/16 Flashcards
Where did southerners believe they could get help from?
Foreign governments
What was the Union strategy in the naval war?
To blockade southern coasts and capture major seaports
When did Lee move into Maryland?
September 1862
What was Lee’s goal when moving into Maryland?
Cut supply link in Penn.
What was Lee’s bad luck?
McClellan got a copy of his orders
Who won Antietam?
No one it was a draw
Why was Antietam a turning point?
Kept Lee from threatening northern industries an financial institutions
France and Britain decided not to help confederates
Lincoln able to announce abolition of slavery
What did the emancipation do?
It freed all slaves in states rebelling against the Union
Where did many slaves go?
Union camps
What was the Confiscation Act?
Freed land from disloyal southerners and the emancipation of their slaves
Who replaced McClellan and moved against Lee’s army but was repelled at the battle of Fredricksburg?
Ambrose Burnside
Who replaced Ambrose Burnside and was defeated by Lee at Chancelorsville?
General Joseph Hooker
Who replaced Hooker?
Meade
How long was the Gettysburg battle?
3 days
What kind of war was Gettysburg?
Bloodiest
