Civil War

Question 1

Industrial North

Answer 1

Had more then twice as many miles of railroad lines as the confederacy
Manufacturing iron and steel was important to union and confederacy, majority of factories were in the union.
Union was able to produce more more rifles, cannons, railroad tracks and other material the army needed for war

Question 2

Agricultural South

Answer 2

Grew abundant cotton which could be sold to help cover Confederate war expenses
Supllied most of the worlds cotton

Question 3

Cotton Gin

Answer 3

A machine for seperating cotton from its seeds made by Eli Whitney before the Civil war. It allowed slaves to pick over 50 pounds of cotton pe

Question 4

Railroads

Answer 4

Railroads were very common in the North and were used in the Civil war by Abraham Lincoln to transpiport supplies to soldiers. Railroads were very scarce in the south so they had a disadvantage

Question 5

Union

Answer 5

The North side of the civil war lead by abraham lincoln. They fought for slavery to be abolished and they had more people. The North also was very industrial and had a lot more railroads and factories. They eventually won the civil war and slavery was abolished

Question 6

Emancipation Proclamation

Answer 6

5 page document written by Abraham Lincoln that states were “thenceforward, and forever free”
Formally issued on January 1, 1863
Did not apply to slaves in the union’s slave-holding border states of Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware or West Virginia.
After this about 500,000 African Americans emancipated themselves by escaping.

Question 7

Confederacy

Answer 7

The southern part of the US. They were lead by Jefferson Davis and fought to keep slavery. Even after early victories, due to their lack of organization they lost the war.

Question 8

Anaconda Plan

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military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. The plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, a thrust down the Mississippi, and the strangulation of the South by Union land and naval forces

Question 9

Bull Run

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first major battle of the American Civil War. The battle was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of what is now the city of Manassas and about thirty miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C. The Union Army was slow in positioning themselves, allowing Confederate reinforcements time to arrive by rail. Each side had about 18,000 poorly trained and poorly led troops. The battle was a Confederate victory and was followed by a disorganized post-battle retreat of the Union forces.

Question 10

Antietam

Answer 10

the deadliest one-day battle in American military history, showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater desperation. Battle started september 17th 1862 and lasted 1 day. Considered a draw. Geroge Mclellan commanded the Union and Robert e lee commaned the confederates

Question 11

Vicksburg

Answer 11

The Battle of Vicksburg was a decisive Union victory during the American Civil War that divided the Confederacy and cemented the reputation of Union General Ulysses S. Grant. The 47-day Siege of Vicksburg eventually gave control of the Mississippi River—a critical supply line—to the Union, and was part of the Union’s successful Anaconda Plan to cut off all trade to the Confederacy. Ended on July 4th 1863

Question 12

Gettysburg

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Fought July 1-3 1863 in gettysburg pensylvania. The union general was Geroge Meade and the Confederate general was Robert E Lee. Major turning point of the civil war as the union won the battle because Lee got overconfidant and Ewell did not take the hill.

Question 13

Civil War Technology

Question 14

Clara Barton

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a philanthropist and nurse who led the nursing effort during the civil war
Collected and delivered medical supplies, clothing and food for Union soldiers throughout the war.
Helped wounded Union soldiers and the Confederate prisoners they captured

Question 15

Border States

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The border states were slave states and consisted of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia. Geographically, these states separated the North from the South during the Civil War.

Question 16

Gettysburg Address

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Delivered by President Lincoln on Nov 19, 1863 to commemorate the loss of so many men and to dedicate a military cemetery there.Throughout the speech Lincoln referred to the Declaration of Independence directly and to its ideas. His address reinforced the Declaration’s principle of equality and freedom for which the war ws fought and for which so many died.

Question 17

Appotomax Courthouse

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The Appomattox Court House cultural landscape marks the beginning of the country’s transition to peace and reunification following four years of Civil War. This is the site of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant in April, 1865

Question 18

Civil War Medicine Advanvacements

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discovery of Bromine, treated bacteria that caused gangrene - as a result gangrene becomes rare
Anesthesia was first used during the civil war

Question 19

tSouth Carolina

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First state to secede from the union in December, 1860.
One of the founding members of the confederacy in February, 1861
Had well developed rail network linking all its major cities

Question 20

edFort Sumter

Answer 20

Claimed by the confederates
Located in Charleston, South Carolina
On April 11, 1861 Confedrate leaders demanded that the Union troops evacuate- Lincoln and Anderson refused and the next day confederate forces began bombarding the fort from all sides. The shelling lasted for 34 hours - this started the civil war

Question 21

Dred Scott

Answer 21

sued for his freedom on the grounds that his master had taken him to live in the free state of Illinois and in the Wisconsin Territory where slavery was prohibited.
Decision was made by the Supreme Court in March 1857 that Scott should remain a slave
In explaining the ruling Chief Justice Roger Taney said members of the negro African race were not US citizens and did not have the right to bring a lawsuit to a federal court
HE also said since slaves were personal property then Congress never had the authority to restrict slavery - this made the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Unconstitutional.
This caused outrage in the North

Question 22

Fugitive Slave Act

Answer 22

One of the most controversial parts of the Compromise of 1850
Strengthened an earlier Fugitive Slave act from 1793 enforcing greater penalties for runaway slaves and those who helped them
Federal Marshals could force ordinary citizens to help capture runaway slaves.
Anyone who helped a slave faced penalties
Law denied accused fugitives a trial by jury

Question 23

Abraham Lincoln

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President of the US during the civil war. Was assasinated. Famously known for the Gettysburg adress and aboloshig slavery

Question 24

Stonewall Jackson

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Famous southern general, got his nickname at the battle of bull run during the civil war because he held his position so well.

Question 25

Lowell MIlls

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19th century textile mills in Lowell Massachustes before the civil war

Question 26

US Grant

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Union General who led army to victory in the civil war. Eventuall became president. Made Lee surrender his army at Apptoma Courthouse

Question 27

George McClellan

Answer 27

Union general who lead the army through antietam for a draw against the south.

Question 28

Robert E Lee

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Confederate general who was considered to be a military genius. He won a lot of battles early in the civil war but his greateast mistake was underestimating the union and becoming over confident which cost him the battle of gettysburg.

Question 29

Charles Sumner

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A,merican laywer and politician for Massachustes during the civil war. Attacked and caned for critizcizing slave holders.

Question 30

John Brown

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a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement in the decades preceding the Civil War. First reaching national prominence in the 1850s for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, Brown was captured, tried, and executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia for a raid and incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry in 1859.

Question 31

Stephen A Douglas

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Abraham Lincolns rival for president. Supported slavery and was nominated for 1860 president election but lost to Lincoln . Also came up with the kansas nebraska act.

Question 32

Secession

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The South did this, starting with South Carloina and eventually become their own nation because of their different view on slavery

Question 33

Republican Party

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Abrahm Lincoln was a prominet figure in the Rebublican Party. The REpublicans belived that slavery should not be allowed

Question 34

Henry Clay

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Repersented Kentucky and known as the great comprimiser. Came up with the comprimise of 1850 and proposed 8 resolutions to settle dispute over terriotes won in the Mexican War

Question 35

Harriet Tubman

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Former slave, helped lead the underground railroad. She was a union scout, spy and nurse. She helped hundreds of slaves escape and led them to a free life in the North

Question 36

Fredrick Douglas

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Escaped from slavery in Maryland and become a national leader of an abolotionist group. He is famous for his writing and was one of the only slaves that knew how to read or write

Question 37

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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An abolitionist novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It showed many people the hororrs of slavery and showed the unfairness of the Fugitive Slave Clause

Question 38

Jefferson Davis

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Veteran of the Mexican war and president of the Confederate states in the civil war

Question 39

Popular Sovereignty

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First promoted in the 1840s, argued that in a democracy, residents of a territory, and not the federal government, should be allowed to deicde on slavery within their borders

Question 40

Kansas-Nebraska Act

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An act that repealed the missouri comprimise, created 2 territories and allowed for popular soverignity