Civil War, 1861-1865

Question 1

What years did the Civil War take place?

Answer 1

1861-1865

Question 2

What were some of the advantages that the North had over the South during the Civil War?

Answer 2

Extensive railroad network, Strong industry, Superior Navy, Larger population.

Question 3

What were some disadvantages the North had during the Civil War?

Answer 3

1.Shortages of experienced and skilled military commanders. 2.Divided population that did not support the war.

Question 4

What were some of the advantages that the South had over the North during the Civil War?

Answer 4

A defensive war on its home territory, Long coastline difficult to blockade, Cotton as a cash crop, Experienced and skilled military commanders, Economic relationship with Great Britain.

Question 5

What were some disadvantages the South had during the Civil War?

Answer 5

Smaller population than the North and smaller industrial base.

Question 6

Th Civil War was not just about slavery. What two other reasons led to the outbreak of the Civil War?

Answer 6

1. American economy between Northern industrialists and Southern plantations.
2. Southerners viewed the outbreak of war as a state’s rights issue.

Question 7

In 1861, this event officially began the Civil War when the Confederates attacked a federal fort in South Carolina.

Answer 7

Fort Sumter (1861)

Question 8

The states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware did not secede from the Union, and were allowed to keep their slaves. What is the term that is used to describe these states during the Civil War?

Answer 8

Border States

Question 9

In 1861, what did President Lincoln suspend where over 14,000 citizens who opposed the war were imprisoned without trial?

Answer 9

Habeas Corpus

Question 10

In 1861, this was passed in the North that allowed the Union Army to seize enemy property, which meant that they could free slaves.

Answer 10

Confiscation Acts (1861)

Question 11

This was the first major battle of the Civil War in 1861 and a Southern victory convinced the North that victory would not be easy.

Answer 11

Battle at Bull Run (1861)

Question 12

In 1861, this Northern plan would blockade all Southern ports and starve the South into submission. This blockade also restricted the South’s ability to trade.

Answer 12

Anaconda Plan (1861)

Question 13

In 1863, this act allowed for the drafting of all white men from the ages of 20 to 45 into the army. This was resisted in the North and South.

Answer 13

Conscription Acts (1863)

Question 14

In 1863, draft riots erupted in New York because rich men were able to dodge the draft and use which immigrants for replacements. These same immigrants started the draft riots.

Answer 14

Irish immigrants

Question 15

In 1862, these two ironclad ships of the North and South marked the beginning of a new era of naval warfare.

Answer 15

Monitor (Union) and Merrimac (Confederacy)

Question 16

In 1862, this Union victory persuaded England and France to remain neutral. This Union victory enabled Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

Answer 16

Battle at Antietam (1862)

Question 17

This proclamation by Lincoln declared that all slaves in states still in rebellion were forever free. This did not apply to the border states. Slaves had to be freed by the Union Army, so many tried to escape and flee.

Answer 17

The Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

Question 18

What was the all-black fighting unit during the Civil War?

Answer 18

Massachusetts 54th Regiment (Army of Freedom)

Question 19

This major defeat of Robert E. Lee in Pennsylvania in 1863 was a turning point in the war. The South would not recover from this defeat.

Answer 19

Battle of Gettysburg (1863)

Question 20

By 1864, Lincoln finally found a capable general for the Union Army. This Union general would later become president.

Answer 20

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 21

In 1864, this general led a huge force of Union troops through the South on a campaign of complete destruction. This march helped to break the will of the Confederacy and destroyed its will to fight on.

Answer 21

General William Tecumseh Sherman

Question 22

In 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at this courthouse in Virginia. The Civil War was over.

Answer 22

Appomattox Courthouse (1865)

Question 23

In 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Who became the 17th president of the United States?

Answer 23

Pres. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)

Question 24

These individuals wanted the immediate abolition of slavery and punishment for the South.

Answer 24

Radical Republicans

Question 25

These moderate Republicans wanted economic opportunities for whites.

Answer 25

Free-Soilers

Question 26

What is the term used to describe the right someone has to be informed of why they are being arrested?

Answer 26

Habeas Corpus

Question 27

After the Civil War, what became an established fact about the American government?

Answer 27

Federal government was superior to the state governments.

Question 28

This act in 1861 raised tariffs during the Civil War to protect American industries.

Answer 28

Morrill Tariff Act (1861)

Question 29

In 1862, this act promoted the settlement of the Great Plains by offering 160 acres of public land free to whatever person or family would farm it for at least five years.

Answer 29

Homestead Act (1862)

Question 30

This land grant in 1862 maintained agricultural and technical colleges.

Answer 30

Morrill Land Grant Act (1862)

Question 31

This act in 1862 authorized the building of a transcontinental railroad to link the economies of California, western territories, and eastern states.

Answer 31

Pacific Railway Act (1862)

Question 32

How did women step up during the Civil War?

Answer 32

Women filled the millions of jobs that were left by men. Women operated farms and plantations as well as taking factory jobs.

Question 33

After the Civil War, the field of nursing became available to women. Also, enormous responsibilities during the war encouraged women to fight for what?

Answer 33

Equal Voting Rights

Question 34

Which amendment in 1865 ended slavery?

Answer 34

13th Amendment

Question 35

In the aftermath of the Civl War, the southern economy was destroyed, but America would quickly become a modern industrial society. The Civil War strengthened American democracy and its capitalist economy. What is another name given to the Civil War?

Answer 35

Second American Revolution