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McEwen Civil War Exam Flashcards

1
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Founder of the American Red Cross

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Clara Barton

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2
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Confederate general who was Lee’s “right arm”

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Stonewall Jackson

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3
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Battle where Burnside was defeated

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Fredericksburg

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4
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Turning point of the war

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Gettysburg

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5
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Confederate victory where Stonewall Jackson was killed

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Chancellorsville

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Failed southern strategy to gain support from England and France

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King Cotton Diplomacy

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7
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Freed slaves in the southern territories

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Commander of the Army of Virginia

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Robert E Lee

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Final capital of the Confederacy

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Richmond

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10
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Overall Union commander towards the end of the war

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Ulysses S Grant

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11
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Bloodiest single day battle of the war

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Antietam

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12
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A period of dramatic increase in price

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Inflation

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13
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Made slavery illegal in the United States

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13th amendment

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14
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President of the United States during the Civil War

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Abraham Lincoln

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15
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First major battle of the war and a Confederate victory

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1st Bull Run

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16
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President of the Confederacy

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Jefferson Davis

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17
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Southern city that controlled the Mississippi River

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Vicksburg

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18
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Right to be charged with a crime and have a trial jury

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Writ of habeus corpus

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19
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Bloody two day battle in Tennessee; Union victory

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Shiloh

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20
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Union general that led the “march to the sea”

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William Sherman

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21
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Metal ships used during the Civil War

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Ironclads

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22
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Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Maine were credited with saving this location at Gettysburg

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Little Round Top

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23
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Location of the first shots of the Civil War

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Fort Sumter

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24
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Southern city destroyed during Sherman’s March to the Sea

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Atlanta

25
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First state to secede from the Union

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South Carolina

26
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Site of Lee’s surrender to Grant

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Appomattox Courthouse

27
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Famous Confederate charge on the third day of Gettysburg

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Pickett’s Charge

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Union commander at Gettysburg

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George Meade

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Unofficial border between the North and South

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Mason-Dixon Line

30
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Union general who w as hesitant to use troops in battle

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George McClellan

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First capital of the Confederacy

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Montgomery

32
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Money issued by the North during the Civil War

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Greenbacks

33
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Abraham Lincoln’s political party

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Republican

34
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First northern ironclad

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Monitor

35
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Assassinated Abraham Lincoln

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John Wilkes Booth

36
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Northern soldier

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Yankee

37
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States that had slavery and were loyal to the North

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Border state

38
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Southern soldier

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Rebel

39
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Color of northern uniforms

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Blue

40
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First African American regiment to see combat during the Civil War

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54th Massachusetts

41
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4 states that were border states

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Kentucky
Maryland
Delaware
Missouri

42
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Won the first battle of Bull Run

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South

43
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Why didn’t France and England support the South?

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No longer depended on the South for cotton.
Feared the North.
Had cotton in reserve.

44
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When did Vicksburg surrender?

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July 4, 1863

45
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Dates of the Battle of Gettysburg

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July 1, 2, 3 1863

46
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Dates of the Civil War

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1861-1865

47
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Difficulties faced by African American soldiers

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Served under white officers.
Forced to do mundane chores.
Paid less than white soldiers.

48
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Northern general who ran against Lincoln in 1864

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George McClellan

49
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What did the development of metal ships do?

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It ended the use of wooden ships.

50
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Purpose of the Gettysburg Address

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Remind people of the sacrifice of the soldiers and what the goals of the war were.

51
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Bloodiest battle of the Civil War

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Gettysburg

52
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Strategy of total war by General Sherman

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Destroy civilian and military resources

53
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3 Confederate victories

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Chancellorsville
2nd Bull Run
Fredericksburg

54
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Why did Lee surrender to Grant at Appomattox?

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Lee’s troops were surrounded and out of supplies.

55
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What effect did Sherman’s capture of Atlanta have?

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Helped Lincoln to win a reelection.

56
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Union took control of this after the Battle of Vicksburg

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Mississippi River

57
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What service did women provide during the Civil War?

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Medical care

58
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Why was General Meade fired after defeating Lee at Gettysburg?

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He did not pursue Lee while Lee was retreating.

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