civil war

Question 1

who was killed at chancelorville

Answer 1

thomas jackson

Question 2

what was the first actual battle of the war

Answer 2

battle of bull run

Question 3

where did lee surrender to grant

Answer 3

appomattox courthouse

Question 4

what battle was albert johnston killed

Answer 4

battle of shiloh

Question 5

what was the bloodiest day in american history

Answer 5

battle of antietam

Question 6

who wrote uncle toms cabin

Answer 6

harriet beecher stowe

Question 7

name the 3 points in the norths plan

Answer 7

• take over mississippi river
• surround the south on the coast
• invade deep south

Question 8

what were 2 reasons on shermans march to the sea

Answer 8

• split confederacy in 2

- allowed him to hit lees army from opposite side of direction

Question 9

who returned to the south 19 times and helped more than 300 slaves

Answer 9

harriet tubman

Question 10

who did lincoln ask to be head of the union army but refused so he could stay loyal to his state

Answer 10

robert e lee

Question 11

the cornfield, bloody lane, burnsides bridge were areas of heavy fighting at which battle

Answer 11

battle of antietam

Question 12

what were the border states

Answer 12

delaware, kentucky, maryland, and missouri

Question 13

lincoln issues the emancipation proclamation after which battle

Answer 13

battle of antietam

Question 14

what was the initial plan for the south

Answer 14

• destroy support for war in north
• hope for foreign aid(none given)
• hang on until north quit
• defensive war

Question 15

what was mcclellans greatest weakness

Answer 15

never acted upon his plans and hesitated

Question 16

what did the fugitive slave act do

Answer 16

• return runaway slaves to owners

- illegal to help them run

Question 17

which state was the first to secede

Answer 17

south carolina

Question 18

which court case stated that african americans were not citizens

Answer 18

dred scott case

Question 19

first shots of the war were fired where

Answer 19

fort sumter

Question 20

mcclellan git the confederate plans to which battle

Answer 20

battle of antietam

Question 21

identify the first major battle on northern soil

Answer 21

battle of antietam

Question 22

picketts charge was part if which battle

Answer 22

gettysburg

Question 23

describe some challenges lincoln faced with the emancipation proclamation

Answer 23

• constitution didnt prohibit slavery

- individual states could outlaw

Question 24

which battles allowed the union to control the mississippi river

Answer 24

vicksburg and neworleans

Question 25

what were the terms of surrender at the end of the war

Answer 25

no prisoners and everyone would return home as soon as the rest of confederacy surrendered

Question 26

what were two supports for slavery

Answer 26

didnt take up jobs from whites in north
thought to help economy in south
south thought it protected slaves

Question 27

which battle assures lincolns reelection over mcclellan

Answer 27

atlanta

Question 28

what were two srengths or weakness fir each side

Answer 28

north- owned railroads/controlled navy/controls money/weak generals
south- no national government/ strong united front/goid general

Question 29

who won the battle of shiloh

Answer 29

north

Question 30

who won battle of chancelorville

Answer 30

south

Question 31

who won the battle of fort donelson

Answer 31

north

Question 32

who won the battle of vicksburg

Answer 32

north

Question 33

who won the battle of antietam

Answer 33

north

Question 34

who won second battle of bull run

Answer 34

south

Question 35

who won the battle of gettysburg

Answer 35

north

Question 36

who was nicknamed young napoleon

Answer 36

mcllelan