Civil War Introduction

Question 1

Define casualty

Answer 1

The number of dead, wounded, missing, or imprisoned after a battle. (No longer able to fight = casualty)

Question 2

Define infantry

Answer 2

A soldier who fights on foot

Question 3

What was the Gettysburg Address?

Answer 3

The speech given by President Lincoln praising the bravery of Union soldiers and stating his commitment to winning the Civil war

Question 4

Define Emancipation

Answer 4

Freedom from bondage (like a slave)

Question 5

Define Proclamation

Answer 5

A public declaration

Question 6

Define the border states + Name them.

Answer 6

States that had slavery but were still a part of the union; located between the North and the South
Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland

Question 7

What was the Union’s uniform color?

Answer 7

Blue

Question 8

What were some nicknames given to the Union?

Answer 8

Federals/Feds; Yankees

Question 9

What was the Union’s capital city?

Answer 9

Washington, D.C.

Question 10

What was the Union’s goal going into the Civil War?

Answer 10

To preserve the Union (After the Emancipation Proclamation: To stop slavery)

Question 11

Who was the President of the Union?

Answer 11

Abraham Lincoln

Question 12

Who is the Union General?

Answer 12

George McClellan

Question 13

Who was Ulysses S. Grant and what was his nickname?

Answer 13

Commander of Union Armies; Unconditional surrender

Question 14

What did William Tecumseh Sherman? Union or Confederacy?

Answer 14

Union; led march to the sea through Georgia and burned everything.

Question 15

What did Winfield Scott do? Union or Confederacy?

Answer 15

Designed Anaconda plan; union

Question 16

Name strengths of the Union (3 things)

Answer 16

1. Greater Population (22 Million)
2. More roads, canals, and railroads (easier transportation)
3. More exports = more money = more supplies

Question 17

Weaknesses of the Union (5 things)

Answer 17

1. Offensive war strategy; had to invade the south (unfamiliar with the land)
2. Had to transport supplies over a long distance
3. Soldiers had less conviction than the south (Changed by the Emancipation Proclamation
4. High turnover of generals at the beginning of the war (better generals in south)
5. Less military experience than south (hunting, etc)

Question 18

What was the Union’s strategy plan to winning the war?

Answer 18

The Anaconda plan

Question 19

Whose idea was the anaconda plan?

Answer 19

Winfield Scott

Question 20

How would the Anaconda plan work?

Answer 20

1. Blockade around southern ports, thus limiting exports and hurting south’s economy.
2. Cut off supplies
3. Divide the region by gaining control of the Mississippi River

Question 21

What color were the Confederates?

Answer 21

Grey

Question 22

What were the Confederates often nicknamed?

Answer 22

Rebels, Johnny Reb

Question 23

Capital cities of the Confederacy:

Answer 23

Montgomery, Alabama (1st) then Richmond, VA (most valuable state but closer to the north)

Question 24

What was the Confederates’ main goal in the civil war?

Answer 24

To maintain independence + slavery

Question 25

President of the Confederacy

Answer 25

Jefferson Davis

Question 26

Who is Robert E. Lee?

Answer 26

A general graduate of West Point for the Confederacy

Question 27

Who was Stonewall Jackson?

Answer 27

A Confederate general

Question 28

Stonewall Jackson died where? From what?

Answer 28

Battle of Chancellorsville; friendly fire (killed by own side)

Question 29

Who was George Pickett?

Answer 29

A Confederate general at Gettysburg

Question 30

Name the strengths of the Confederacy (4 things)

Answer 30

1. Strong military tradition; skilled officers
2. Farms provided food for troops
3. Defensive strategy (Home field advantage) (More familiar with the land)
4. Greater cotton exports

Question 31

What were the weaknesses of the Confederacy? (6 things)

Answer 31

1. Fewer railroads
2. Fewer canals
3. Fewer roads
4. Less money
5. Less industry
6. Less population (5.5 million)

Question 32

What was the Confederate strategy? (3 things)

Answer 32

1. Defend the south until the North gets tired of fighting
2. Wear down the North and maybe capture Washington, D.C.
3. Get help from foreign countries (cotton diplomacy - export more cotton)