Civil War #2

Question 1

Who had to start of from scratch?

Answer 1

Jefferson Davis

Question 2

Who had an established structure and organization?

Answer 2

Lincoln

Question 3

What was Lincoln’s personality as president?

Answer 3

more likable

Question 4

What was Davis’ personality as the confederate states president?

Answer 4

rather aloof and uncompromising

Question 5

What did Abraham Lincoln focus on?

Answer 5

keeping the union together

Question 6

What did Lincoln do to keep the border states?

Answer 6

he adopted a soft strategy

Question 7

What 2 states never seceded while a guerrilla war broke out in Missouri?

Answer 7

Maryland and Kentucky

Question 8

Virginia split into…

Answer 8

Virginia and West Virginia

Question 9

What was the South’s defense?

Answer 9

forests, uneven terrain, heat, and humidity WHICH exhausted troops

Question 10

Since others didn’t know how tricky the land was what occurred?

Answer 10

several errors in judgement

Question 11

BUT what would enable people to transcend environmental barriers?

Answer 11

The Union’s technological superiority

Question 12

When was the early part of the Civil War?

Answer 12

1861-1862

Question 13

How many southern forts remained in Union Hands?

Answer 13

2

Question 14

What fort was the most important of the 2?

Answer 14

Ft Sumter

Question 15

Who fired on Ft Sumter that began the war?

Answer 15

Jefferson Davis

Question 16

Who confronted confederate soldiers under Beauregard?

Answer 16

Union forces under McDowell

Question 17

Where was this taking place?

Answer 17

Manassas, Virginia

Question 18

Did the union win?

Answer 18

no

Question 19

Stonewall Jackson:

Answer 19

nicknamed for this battle

Question 20

What was the result of the first bull run?

Answer 20

illusions were broken and southern confidence was boosted

Question 21

What happened with the Indian tribes in the southwest?

Answer 21

The tribe territories were torn

Question 22

What did prosperous Indians eventually do?

Answer 22

they sided with the confederacy

Question 23

Who gradually gained control of Indian territory?

Answer 23

pro-union Indians

Question 24

What did both sides rely on?

Answer 24

volunteers

Question 25

When was the conscription law passed?

Answer 25

April 1862(Confederacy) and March 1863(Union)

Question 26

What did the conscription law do?

Answer 26

citizens faught not professionals

Question 27

What did the citizens do on both sides?

Answer 27

1) elected their own officers
2) not disciplined
3) strong military leaders emerged
4) suffered higher casualty rates than privates