Civil War Flashcards
What was the first state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
When the Union took control of the Mississippi and planed to blockade the South so they couldn’t reach external markets.
The Anaconda Plan
Who assassinated President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Name the battle
-Union victory
-Considered the bloodiest day
-Gave President Lincoln the confidence to issue the preliminary Emancipation of Proclamation
The Battle of Antietam
A Union general who was a major architect of modern warfare. He also lead the attack that captured Atlanta
William Tecumseh Sherman
Name the Battle
-Union Victory
-All out assault on a fortified Union position on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg
Pickets charge
Who was the founder of the Red Cross
Clara Barton
Declared that all slaves who lived in the Union states to be freed.
Emancipation Proclamation
Allows the person to challenge unlawful judgement
States that you have to show up in court
Habeas Corpus
First National currency of the United States
Greenbacks
A type of biscuit or cracker that most of the meals soldiers ate.
Hardtack
Made all white males who were 18 years old or older eligible to be drafted into the army
Conscription
Name the Battle
-Union Victory
-Deadliest multi-day Battle
-Cause the confederates retreat back to Virginia
Battle of Gettysburg
Name the Battle
-Union Victory
-Confederate general Robert Lee surrendered to Union general Ulysses Grant
Appomattox Court House
What Amendment Abolished slavery
13th Amendment
What Amendment granted citizenship to all and made law equal for all
14th Amendment
What Amendment gave African Americans the right to vote
15th Amendment
Who was president of the Confederate states
Jefferson Davis
Name the battle
-Confederate Victory
-The attack on Fort Sumter
-Marked the starter of the Civil war
Fort Sumter and PGT Beauregard
A bullet that increased lethal range and shattered bones when hit with it.
Minnie-ball
A military tactic where onside tries to kill so many soldiers and destroy enough equipment that they collapse
Attrition
The forced seizure of another’s property
Pillage
When an army is trapped in a city, running out of food and water while the opposing army surround them
Siege
To break away from a territory/government in power to create your own government
secede
What was Lincoln’s goal before the Emancipation Proclamation
He basically wanted to save the Union even if it meant slavery stayed
Describe Lincoln’s assassination
John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln in the back of his head while he watched a play at a theater
The first African American regiment to serve in the Civil war. They bravely assaulted Fort Wagner which Inspired thousands of people
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment
How did Lincoln’s election lead to seceding
Lincoln was against slavery so the Southern states decided that they didn’t want him as a leader so they broke of and created their own government
a program put in place by federal government to restore Southern states to the union
Reconstruction
charging a government official for wrong doings
Impeachment
What caused the South to “agree to protect African American’s rights and
caused the U.S to pull out the last of their troops in the South ending the reconstruction area
The compromise of 1877
Which plan…
- Would pardon former confederates
-Compromises the South for damages
-Doesn’t require a guarantee of social or political equality for African Americans
Lincoln’s 10% plan
Which plan …
- Didn’t want Confederate leaders to go back in power
-Wanted the Republican party to be more powerful in the South
-Wanted to help African Americans get equality
Radical Republicans
Which plan…
-States were to withdraw secession
-Needed to swear allegiance to the union
-Draft a constitution that Abolished slavery
Johnson’s Plan
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired at?
Battle of Fort Sumter
Northerners that cam into the South to vote Republican
Carpetbaggers
White Southerners who joined blacks and carpetbaggers in the Republican Party
Scalawag
Why were they’re more slaves in the South then the North
The plantation economy required a lot of slaves to do labor
True or False
The Battle of Gettysburg is the longest series of battles fought in the Civil War. lasting 7 days
FALSE
(Union, Confederacy or both)
Where were 7 of the 8 Military colleges found in
Confederacy
(Union, Confederacy or both)
Produced over 90% of total manufacturing output
Union
(Union, Confederacy or both)
Majority of the nations railroad tracks
Union
(Union, Confederacy or both)
Relied heavily on trade to support their economy
Confederacy
(Union, Confederacy or both)
Had to raise money to support the war
Both
(Union, Confederacy or both)
More than 3/4s of the United States economy
Union
(Union, Confederacy or both)
Experienced 9,000% inflation
Confederacy
(Union, Confederacy or both)
Implemented a draft to increase numbers in the military
Both
(Union, Confederacy or both)
Captured soldiers suffered terrible conditions in prisoner camps
Union
At the beginning of the war why did the South believe England would back them in the war
They bought Southern cotton
One of the causes of the horrific nature of the Civil War was
increased accuracy and range of weapons
Why did Lincoln deny any interest in the Emancipation Proclamation before 1862
He wanted to keep the border states in the union
(True or False)
Abraham Lincoln was known to frequently use the telegraph to communicate Union Military Leaders
True
(Union, Confederacy or both)
From the beginning of the Civil war General Ulysses Grant was the lead general of the union
False
Who graduated top of his class from the elite west coast military academy and later became a general for the confederacy
Robert E. Lee
The first major land Battle of the American Civil War
Battle of Bull Run
(True or False)
The fight between the naval ships, Monitor and Merrimack, was the first Battle of ironclads in history
True
(True or false)
The Battle of Bull Run was a Union victory
False
(True or false)
Tenant Farming helped freed slaves become rich
True
(True or false)
Abolitionist believed that African Americans should not fight in the war, as they could be captured and returned to
False
