Civil War Study Guide

Question 1

wanted slaves to fight for the south

Answer 1

Patrick Cleaburn

Question 2

Leader of the Union army at the Fall of New Orleans

Answer 2

David Farragut

Question 3

Union general who used Total War

Answer 3

William Sherman

Question 4

boy hero of Arkansas; he was arrested and charged with carrying military information for the confederate forces in Camden; sentenced to death by hanging

Answer 4

David Dodd

Question 5

Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross

Answer 5

Clara Barton

Question 6

Leader of the Union army who work closely with Abraham Lincoln

Answer 6

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 7

confederate general who was killed by his own men

Answer 7

Thomas Jackson

Question 8

commanded south carolina who needed supplies

Answer 8

Robert Anderson

Question 9

confederate commander who used total war

Answer 9

Thomas Hindman

Question 10

made governor when Little Rock was taken by Union

Answer 10

Isaac Murphy

Question 11

decided to attack on Union’s line with 15,000 troops. It failed, causing Confederates to retreat

Answer 11

George Pickett

Question 12

cash payment to people that volunteer

Answer 12

Bounty

Question 13

confederate cemetery in Cabot, AR

Answer 13

Camp Nelson

Question 14

group of Northern Democrats that wanted to make peace with South

Answer 14

Copperheads

Question 15

was a slogan summarizing the strategy used during the American Civil War by the Confederacy to show that secession was feasible and there was no need to fear a war by the United States

Answer 15

King Cotton

Question 16

emphasized the blockade of the Southern ports, and called for an advance down the Mississippi River to cut the South in two.

Answer 16

Anaconda Plan

Question 17

used guerilla warfare

Answer 17

Bushwhackers

Question 18

believed to be from Kansas

Answer 18

Jayhawks

Question 19

rode on horses

Answer 19

Cavalry

Question 20

fought on foot

Answer 20

Infantry

Question 21

It was the Bloodiest day in American History with over 23,000 casualties. This is the first time that the south would be on the offensive. Abraham Lincoln fired McClellan after the battle.

Answer 21

Battle of Antietam

Question 22

Opened Arkansas up for battle

Answer 22

Battle of Wilson’s Creek

Question 23

allowed freed slaves to enlist in the Union army which increased the available manpower of the north. Freed all the slaves in Confederate states still in rebellion against the United States

Answer 23

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 24

Number of soldiers who fought for Union

Answer 24

2,000,000

Question 25

President of Confederacy

Answer 25

jefferson davis

Question 26

President of Union

Answer 26

Abraham Lincoln

Question 27

Capital of Union

Answer 27

Washington, DC

Question 28

Capital of Confederacy

Answer 28

Richmond, VA

Question 29

Steele’s Southern Campaign (Red River Plan)

Answer 29

Union got word that the confederates had a huge force and were going to attack, but the Union countered the confederate attack creating a win for the Union. Frederick Steele led the Union into this battle

Question 30

Marks Mill

Answer 30

Union were being pressured by Price and the Unions supplies were low so the Union dispatched Drake for supplies. Drake was ambushed and the Union lost Camden due to the Confederates having the number advantage. Frederick Steele led the Union in this battle

Question 31

54th Massachusetts regiment

Answer 31

Many black regiments were commanded by white officers. Massachusetts was one of the first states to issue an all black regiment called the 54th Massachusetts regiment

Question 32

Which states seceded in the weeks following fall of Fort Sumter?

Answer 32

Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia

Question 33

Where did the 1st Battle of Bull Run take place?

Answer 33

Virginia

Question 34

Who were the Union generals in the battles of Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove and Helena?

Answer 34

Pea Ridge: Samuel R. Curtis - Union
Prairie Grove: Francis Herron and James Blunt - Union
Helena: Benjamin Prentiss - Union

Question 35

Who were the Confederate generals in the battles of Wilson’s Creek and Pea Ridge?

Answer 35

Wilson’s Creek: McCulloch

Pea Ridge: Earl Van Dorn and Stuhrling Price

Question 36

What were the responses to the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 36

Southern whites were outraged at the thought that Lincoln was threatening their way of life.
In the North, abolitionists rejoiced, although many believed that Lincoln should free all slaves, including those in the border states

Question 37

What were the advantages of the North and the South?

Answer 37

Confederate Advantages:
Able generals like Robert E. Lee,
Fighting a defensive war,
Defending their homeland,
Farmers fight better that factory workers.
Advantages for the Union:
Had double the population,
Had Abraham Lincoln as a leader,
Had the industry,
Had railroads for transportation.

Question 38

Compare/Contrast how the south and north were affected during the war.

Answer 38

The north had disagreements with the Copperheads. Lincoln had them arrested and suspended the writ of habeas corpus, which prevents government from holding citizens without formal charge

Question 39

Describe the consequences/costs of the Civil War for the North and the South.

Answer 39

North: New industry, Fewer farmers. South:
Economic disaster, Farmers and plantations were destroyed,40% of livestock were destroyed, 50% of farm machinery destroyed, Labor system slaves GONE

Question 40

Confederate general who fought in the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg

Answer 40

Robert E Lee

Question 41

Union leader in the Battle of Antietam and Battle of Gettysburg

Answer 41

George Meade

Question 42

Union General who came up with the Anaconda Plan

Answer 42

Winfred Scott

Question 43

this is where the surrender took place

Answer 43

Appomattox Court House

Question 44

said by Abraham Lincoln in Pennsylvania

Answer 44

Gettysburg Address

Question 45

Capital of Arkansas after fall of Little Rock

Answer 45

Washington, AR

Question 46

When did Lincoln decide to raise a real army?-

Answer 46

The Battle of Bull Run

Question 47

What two major immigrant groups helped the Union?

Answer 47

German and Irish

Question 48

Why didn’t Lincoln free the slaves when he became president?

Answer 48

Wanted to keep union together, thought it would tear the country apart

Question 49

When did Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation? (after which battle)

Answer 49

Battle of gettysburg

Question 50

How would it have been different if Arkansas did not secede from the Union?

Answer 50

We would have probably been a target for the confederacy. We would have been surrounded by the confederacy and they would have probably attacked us first.