Civil war Flashcards

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Robert E. Lee did not accept command of the Union troops because

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Could not fight against VA

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Lincoln suspended writs of habeas corpus. As a result,

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a person could be imprisoned indefinitely without trial

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Jefferson Davis wanted to fight a war of attrition, in which the South would

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avoid large battles and force North to exhaust their resources

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4
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Citizens of the South suffered food shortages during the Civil War because

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transportation system collapsed and Union were in agricultural regions

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The prison in the South where 13,000 captured Union soldiers died was

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Andersonville

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In response to the South’s treatment of African American troops, Lincoln

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stopped all prisoner exchanges

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Benjamin Grierson’s forces traveled 600 miles in order to

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distract Confederate forces so Grant can land south of Vicksburg

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What state is where the battle that was the turning point of the war took place.

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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. The capture of Chattanooga was an important objective for Union forces because

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it controlled a railroad to Atlanta

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10
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In the election of 1864, candidate George McClellan promised to

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stop fighting and negotiate

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What were the advantages the North enjoyed over the South

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Large population, industry, and railroads

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12
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The Trent Affair brought the

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Union closer to war with great Britain

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The North’s Anaconda Plan proposed all of the following EXCEPT

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a strong and quick invasion of Richmond

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14
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The Emancipation Proclamation

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freed slaves in states at war with the Union

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15
Q

Hardtack was

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a biscuit

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Capturing Vicksburg was an important objective for the North because

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it cut the south in 2

17
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The Confederate commander at Vicksburg surrendered because

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they ran out of ammo

18
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After Lincoln fired McClellan, he gave command of the army to a series of generals, including

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Burnside, Hooker, Meade, Grant

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Farragut’s victory at Mobile Bay was important because

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blockade runners could no longer use any port on the gulf of Mexico east of the Mississippi River

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The Amendment to the Constitution that banned slavery in the United States was the

21
Q

Going into the Civil War, the North had all of the following advantages over the South except for

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military colleges

22
Q

Seven Days’ Battle

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7 days battle over Mccullochs forces

23
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Battle of Shiloh

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Led Newspapers through demand that lincoln fire Grant

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Second Battle of Bull Run

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Confederate forces under Lee pushed the Union forces back defending Washington DC

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Battle of Murfreesboro
Battle in TN that ended inconclusively
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First Battle of Bull Run
Stonewall jackson got his nickname, union defeat led Lincoln to increase enlistment to 500,000
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Battle for New Orleans
resulted in capture of south's largest city and center of cotton trade
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. Battle of Antietam
Lincoln decided to end slavery in the south, bloodiest one day battle in the war, Souths lost their best chance at gaining recognition
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George McClellan
Ran for president against lincoln in 1864, led army in the east after lincoln fired mcdowell at Bull run
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John Wilkes Booth
assassinated lincoln
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Robert E. Lee
surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
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Winfield Scott
Proposed Anaconda plan
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Stonewall JacksonStonewall Jackson
Stood for at first battle of bull run
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David G. Farragut
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead
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Ulysses S. Grant
Regretted the all out assault at Cold harbor, promoted to lieutenant general
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Henry Wirz
commandment of the infamous military prison