Civil War (Ch. 13) Flashcards
Which of the following are TRUE about Clara Barton?
A. She was called the “Angel of the Battlefield”
B. She died in the battle of Gettysburg
C. She worked as a spy for the Confederacy
D. She worked as a nurse in the Union field hospitals
E. She created the American Red Cross
A. “Angel of the Battlefield”
D. Worked as a nurse in Union field hospitals
E. Organized the American Red Cross
Put these events in order:
Emancipation Proclamation, Battle of Antietam, 13th Amendment is passed
Antietam,
Emancipation Proclamation,
13th Amendment passed
At this battle, Confederate Major General George Pickett made a failed attempt to break through Union lines
Gettysburg
Was the Army of North Virginia part of the Union or Confederate Army?
Confederate Army
Which statement is FALSE about Jefferson Davis?
He was Zachary Taylor’s son in law for a brief moment
A. He represented Mississippi in the US Senate
B. He served as President of the Confederacy
C. He was captured, tried, convicted, and executed for his role in the Civil War
D. He supported slavery
C. He was NOT captured, tried, convicted, and executed for his role in the Civil War
All of the following technology was used in the Civil War EXCEPT:
cameras
railroads
telegraph
ironclad ships
electric lights
Electric lights
Which was NOT a Union advantage at the beginning of the Civil War?
More developed industrial base
Larger naval force
More miles of railroad lines
Strong political leaders
Outstanding military commanders
Outstanding military commanders
Most of the military colleges were in the South and more Southerners joined the military so they had the superior military leaders
Which is FALSE about the assasination of Abraham Lincoln?
A. Lincoln died in Washington DC
B. Lincoln’s VP was also killed
C. Lincoln was shot
D. It occurred at Ford’s theater
His assassin was an actor from Virginia
B. Lincoln’s VP was also killed
Lincoln’s VP (Andrew Johnson) became President and end up angering the Radical Republicans by not pushing hard enough for the ratification of the 14th Amendment. They ended up changing a law where he couldn’t replace any of his cabinet. He replaced Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and was the first President to be impeached.
Which occurred last in time?
Battle of Gettysburg
Vicksburg surrenders
Abraham Lincoln is killed
Surrender at Appomattox
Lincoln is killed.
Lincoln lived to see the South finally surrender to the Union at the Appomattox Courthouse but was killed shortly after
Mathew Brady is most associated with what big technological advancement used in the Civil War?
photography
Which of the following is false about CONSCRIPTION in the North?
Married men were exempt from the draft
A person could pay $300 to be exempt from serving in the war
It led to the largest civil insurrection in US History (to that point)
Many poor Irish immigrants were upset that rich people could hire a substitute to serve
Many African Americans were attacked and killed in New York City
Married men were NOT exempt from the draft
Conscription (meaning men were forced to serve in the army) required all able bodied men of a certain age to fight (unless they were rich and could pay $300)
Who is this man?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Where did Pickett’s Charge take place?
Pennsylvania
Pickett’s Charge was the last effort in the Battle of Gettysburg. General Lee ordered Pickett and the Confederates were pushing their troops into the North. If they had won it would have been a big victory because they would have gotten well into Union territory. Instead they lost and had to retreat back into the South and end their summer push.
Pickett blamed Lee for this bad plan and the failure and NEVER FORGAVE HIM!!!
The image below is most associated with what side of the Civil War?
North.
These are known as “Sherman’s Neckties” and are symbolic of the intentional destruction that the Union army inflicted on the south. They heated up the railroad tracks and then bent them so they could never be used again. This meant that food couldn’t get to women and children living on the war front and created lots of poverty and devastation.
Who is this man?
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy
When and where did the Draft Riots take place that left over 100 people dead?
New York, June 1863
People rioted over the conscription law because they didn’t want to fight and they thought it was unfair that rich people could pay $300 to get out of the draft
Where did Sherman and his men finish their “March to the Sea” using “Total War” tactics?
Atlanta, Georgia
Which of the following was NOT a Confederate state?
Kansas
Alabama
Virginia
Texas
Louisiana
Kansas
Where did the Siege of Vicksburg take place?
Mississippi!
Both the Union and the Confederacy desperately wanted to control the Mississippi River. Led by U S Grant, the Union won this battle and took control. This meant that the South couldn’t get important supplies they needed. At around the same time Gen Lee won the Battle of Gettysburg up in Pennsylvania and these two victories were the major turning points in the Civil War for the North.
“But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate – we cannot consecrate – we cannot hallow – this ground.” This quotation is from which document, utilizing which literary technique?
Gettysburg Address, Repetition
Which state was not part of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
California
Tennessee
California
We would never align ourselves with such rubbish!
Is Thomas Jackson most associated with the North or the South? What is he famous for?
South
Better known as General Stonewall Jackson he is most famous for winning the Battle of Bull Run for the South
Which famous ABOLITIONIST successfully convinced President Lincoln to allow African Americans to fight in the Civil War?
Frederick Douglass
He was an escaped slave and a prominent civil rights worker and he was friends with Abraham Lincoln and helped him to writing the Emancipation Proclamation
Union war strategy included which of the following (can choose multiple)?
A. Defeat Gen Grant
B. Gain control of the Mississippi River
C. Gain control of the Rio Grande
D. Capture Richmond, VA
E. blockade “border states”
B. gain control of the Mississippi
D. capture Richmond, VA (capital of the confederacy)
What state is the birthplace of the “Great Emancipator”
Kentucky!
Lincoln was born in Kentucky
Which of the following are associated with the Confederacy?
gray uniforms
Washington DC
Jefferson Davis
Cotton Diplomacy
gray uniforms, Jefferson Davis, cotton diplomacy
Is the flag pictured associated with the North or the South?
South - This is the Confederate Flag
Who are these two studly men?
Frederick Douglass & Babe-raham Lincoln
Who is this stuffy old man?
Confederate General Robert E Lee
The Union plan to win the war was known as what?
Anaconda Plan
Northern Democrats who were opposed to the Civil War were called . . .
Copperheads
Who was the Union NAVAL officer responsible for gaining control of New Orleans?
Farragut (all the other famous Union guys were in the army)
Most of them had better hair than this guy.
Add together all the currency currently in circulation depicting “Honest Abe.” How
many CENTS do you have?
601
Abraham Lincoln is on the $5 bill, the $1 coin, and the penny
This battle was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War and in US military history.
Antietam
