Civil War Study Guide

Question 1

Fort Sumter was fought on…

Answer 1

Fort Sumter- April 12, 1861

Question 2

Emancipation Proclamation took place on…

Answer 2

Emancipation Proclamation- January 1, 1863

Question 3

Gettysburg took place on..

Answer 3

Gettysburg- July 1,2,3 1863

Question 4

The Gettysburg Address took place on…

Answer 4

The Gettysburg Address- November 19, 1863

Question 5

Appomattox Courthouse took place on…

Answer 5

Appomattox Courthouse- April 9, 1865

Question 6

What was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?

Answer 6

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment: one of the first all black fighting groups, fought bravely in war and had great troops, at the time there was the segregation of the south and black people being enslaved

Question 7

Anaconda Plan:

Answer 7

Anaconda Plan: North plan to cut off the south

Question 8

Conscription:

Answer 8

Conscription: forced into fighting in a war

Question 9

Infrastructure:

Answer 9

Infrastructure: bridges, roads

Question 10

Union:

Answer 10

Union: north

Question 11

Confederacy, Dixie:

Answer 11

Confederacy, Dixie: south

Question 12

What role did amputation, medicine, and disease play?

Answer 12

They would just chop off limbs, they didn’t know about the transfer of bacteria and viruses.

Question 13

Why did Lincoln fire multiple generals before deciding to promote Grant?

Answer 13

They kept refusing to actually follow Robert E. Lee.

Question 14

North advantages:

Answer 14

population, livestock, railroads, manufacturing, naval ships,

Question 15

South advantages:

Answer 15

Homefield advantage, horseman/ outdoorsmen, better general, stronger will to fight

Question 16

Why didn’t Lincoln abolish slavery at the beginning of the Civil War?

Answer 16

He was afraid that the border states would succeed.

Question 17

Why did Lee decide to invade Pennsylvania in 1863?

Answer 17

He thought it would hurt the North politically, new politicians might not push for war

Question 18

Total Deaths:

Answer 18

Total Deaths- 630,000

Question 19

Presidents:

Answer 19

Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln

Question 20

Capitals:

Answer 20

Richmond, VA
Washington, DC

Question 21

Generals

Answer 21

Generals
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant

Question 22

North’s war strategy:

Answer 22

North’s war strategy: offensive, went it to south, defeat them, make them surrender

Question 23

What does four score and seven years ago mean?

Answer 23

A score is 20 years so four score and seven years ago means 87 years ago

Question 24

Who was William Sherman?

Answer 24

William sherman: he devastated the south with his ways, burned down cities, and sherman neckties (bending railroads and tying around trees so that they were unable to use)

Question 25

What was different about the Souths constitution?

Answer 25

South constitution said that every state was free and independent and the southern president was elected for a six year term