Civil War Introduction - Important Questions

Question 1

Define border states

Answer 1

States in between the north and south; didn’t secede but still had slavery.

Question 2

What was the Union’s uniform color?

Answer 2

Blue

Question 3

What were nicknames given to the Union?

Answer 3

Federals, Feds, Yankees

Question 4

Union armies were named after…

Answer 4

Rivers

Question 5

What was the Union’s goal during the civil war?

Answer 5

To preserve the union (After Emancipation Proclamation: to stop slavery)

Question 6

Who was the president of the Union?

Answer 6

Abraham Lincoln (Republican)

Question 7

What political party dominated the north?

Answer 7

Republican

Question 8

Strengths of the Union (3 things)

Answer 8

1. Greater population (22 million vs. 5.5 million)
2. More roads, canals, and railroads (easier to transport things)
3. More exports (=more money)

Question 9

Weaknesses of the Union (5 things)

Answer 9

1. Offensive war strategy (Had to invade south; not familiar with the land
2. Had to transport supplies over long distances
3. Soldiers had less conviction(willingness to fight) in the North
4. High turnover rate of generals (Better generals in south)
5. Less military experience than south

Question 10

What was the name of the strategy used by the Union to win the war? Who came up with it?

Answer 10

Anaconda Plan; Winfield Scott

Question 11

How would the Anaconda Plan work?

Answer 11

Would squeeze the south’s economy into surrender by:

1. Blockade southern ports (Cutting off supplies)
2. Divide the region by gaining control of the Mississippi River

Question 12

What color were the confederates?

Answer 12

Grey

Question 13

What were nicknames given to the confederates?

Answer 13

Rebels, Rebs, Johnny Reb

Question 14

Capital cities of the Confederacy:

Answer 14

Montgomery, AL; then moved to Richmond, VA

Question 15

What was the Confederacy’s goal during the civil war?

Answer 15

To maintain independence

Question 16

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

Answer 16

Jefferson Davis

Question 17

Who was a general in the south?

Answer 17

Robert E. Lee

Question 18

Strengths of the Confederacy (4 things)

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Weaknesses of the confederacy (4 things)

Answer 19

1. Fewer railroads, roads, and canals
2. Less population (22 million vs. 5.5 million)
3. Less industry = 4. Less money

Question 20

What event triggered the secession of Tennessee?

Answer 20

When Lincoln asked for troops

Question 21

Which Tennesseean pushed for secession?

Answer 21

Governor Harris

Question 22

Which area in Tennessee disagreed with the secession and decided to stay in the union, forming what?

Answer 22

Scott county - the free and independent state of Scott

Question 23

Which Tennesseean was against secession?

Answer 23

TN Senator Andrew Johnson

Question 24

Who was a TN minister who was jailed for writing a newspaper against TN secession?

Answer 24

William Bronlow

Question 25

Confederate armies were named after

Answer 25

States

Question 26

Who won the civil war?

Answer 26

The North

Question 27

Which state had the most battles?

Answer 27

Tennessee

Question 28

What was the first battle of the civil war? When?

Answer 28

Fort Sumter; April 1861

Question 29

What triggered the secession of the first state to secede? Which state?

Answer 29

South Carolina; when Lincoln was elected president in the election of 1860 (Felt the south didn’t have a voice anymore)