Civil War Exam Flashcards
What were Northerners called?
Union
Yankees
What years was the civil war?
1861-1865
Who was the president of the Union and what was the capital?
Abraham Lincoln
Washington DC
What were Southerners called?
Confederacy
Rebels
Who was the president of the confederacy and what were the capitals?
Jefferson Davis
1st Montgomery, Alabama
2nd Richmond, Virginia
What was the unofficial border between the North and the South?
Mason-Dixon Line
What were the four border states?
Missouri
Maryland
Delaware
Kentucky
Northern Advantages
Larger population More raw materials More money More railroads Large navy (671)
Southern Advantages
Fighting on familiar land Better generals Europe might help Close food supply Better basic skills
The First Battle of Bull Run was also known as what?
First Manssas
Who gained fame at the First Bull Run for holding the Confederate line?
Stonewall Jackson
Who won First Bull Run?
South
King Cotton Diplomacy
Use of cotton as a negotiating tool
Why was England for war?
Take New England/ eliminate economic competition
Why were England and France against the war?
Feared North
Against slavery
Why was France for the war?
Expand empire in Mexico
Eliminate economic competition
Who was the Northern general at the battle of Shiloh?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the Southern general at the battle of Shiloh?
Albert S. Johnston
Who was the Northern general at the First Battle of Bull Run?
Irvin McDowell
Who was the Southern general at the First Battle Of Bull Run?
P.T. Beauregard
What was the bloodiest one-day battle of the war?
Antietam
Who was the Northern general at the battle of Antietam?
George McClellan
Who was the Southern general at the Battle of Antietam?
Robert E Lee
What were 3 effects of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Freed all slaves in confederate territory (not border states)
Europe now refuses to help south
1/4 of all slave indirectly gain freedom