Civil War Studyguide

Question 1

What event triggered the secession of the South?

Answer 1

Lincoln’s election

Question 2

Who was the first state in the South to secede?

Answer 2

South Carolina

Question 3

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

Answer 3

Jefferson Davis

Question 4

What event triggered the onset of the Civil War?

Answer 4

Firing on Fort Sumter

Question 5

Who was Robert Anderson and his role?

Answer 5

Union commander in the Battle of Fort Sumter

Question 6

Which side had more advantage going into the war?

Answer 6

North / Union

Question 7

Describe the Anaconda Plan

Answer 7

1) Capture Richmond
2) Split Confederacy
3) Blockade

Question 8

Describe King Cotton Plan

Answer 8

Relied on France and Britain for help to capture DC

Question 9

How did people communicate with each other during the war?

Answer 9

Letters

Question 10

What caused the most deaths in the war among the soldiers?

Answer 10

Disease

Question 11

What two new technologies were introduced during the war?

Answer 11

Ironclad (ships covered in iron)
Minie ball (causes tissue damage)

Question 12

What color was the Union army?

Answer 12

Blue

Question 13

What color was the Confederate army?

Answer 13

Gray

Question 14

Who was Clara Barton?

Answer 14

cared for wounded soldiers and later founded the Red Cross

Question 15

What “border states” remained loyal to the Union?

Answer 15

Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, West Virginia

Question 16

What was the importance of Antietam?

Answer 16

Lincoln needed a victory to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

Question 17

Described Vicksburg

Answer 17

weakened Confederacy by splitting in half

Question 18

Describe Gettysburg

Answer 18

largest number of deaths, turning point for the war

Question 19

Describe the surrender at Appomattox.

Answer 19

General Lee surrendered his army to General Grant

Question 20

Compare and contrast Grant and Lee

Answer 20

Grant: went to West Point Academy, owned slaves, against secession, focused on winning the whole war
Lee: went to West Point Academy, owned slaves, against secession, focused on winning each individual battle

Question 21

Who did the Emancipation Proclamation actually free?

Answer 21

Slaves in the Confederacy

Question 22

Define abolitionist

Answer 22

someone who wants to stop slavery

Question 23

What was the 54th Massachusetts Regiments?

Answer 23

One of the first all African American regiments
located in the North, fought with no pay

Question 24

Who was the 54th Regiment’s commander?

Answer 24

Colonel Shaw

Question 25

What was Lincoln’s plan for reconstruction?

Answer 25

reunite the nation and forgive the South

Question 26

Define the Amendments

Answer 26

13th Amendment: abolished slavery in the US
14th Amendment: African American had equal rights
15th Amendment: African American men had the right to vote

Question 27

What was the biggest economic blow to the South?

Answer 27

Now, slavery was abolished so their workforce was gone.