Review for Midterm Flashcards
What battle was pivotal for controlling the Mississippi?
Vicksburg
Name the three day battle that was considered a major turning point of the Civil War.
Gettysburg
What was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War?
Antietam
Name the Union general that commanded the troops at Vicksburg.
General Grant
Who was the Union general that made the south pay with his famous march to the sea?
Sherman
Who was the commanding general for the south during the Battle of Gettysburg?
General Lee
What major event occurred at Appomattox?
The south surrendered
What are some advantages the South had during the Civil War?
- Familiar terrain
- Good lenders
Where did the first fighting begin between the Patriots and the Red Coats?
Fort Necessity
What battle is considered a turning point in the French and Indian War?
Quebec
Why was the relationship between the French and the Indians a peaceful one?
Trade
What was the President’s main, overall goal at the start of the Civil War?
Bring the Union back together
The first shot heard ‘around the world’ was fired where?
Lexington
What was the name of the battle that was fought at Breed’s Hill but was given a different name?
Bunker Hill
Who was considered a Patriot during the Revolutionary War?
Anyone against the crown, that counted independent
Who (in general) was considered a Red Coat (Tory) during the Revolutionary War?
British, loyal to crown
Who founded the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What act during the Revolutionary Era was the first act to directly tax the colonists?
Stamp
Who won the French and Indian War?
British
Washington saw his first ever defeat here when he fought for the king during the French and Indian War?
Ford Necessing
When did the French and Indian War start? When did it end?
1754-1763
What treaty ended the French and Indian War?
Frey of taris
What was the date of the Battle of Antietam?
September 1862
What was the date of the Battle of Fredericksburg?
December 1862
What was the date of the Second Battle of Bull Run?
Spring 1862
What was the date of the First Battle of Bull Run?
July 1861
What was the date of the Battle of Gettysburg?
July 1st-3rd 1863
What was the date of the Siege of Vicksburg?
Spring 1863
How did General McClellan lose his job after the Confederate defeat at Antietam?
He didn’t attack like Lincoln wanted
Who was the Union commanding general during Gettysburg?
General Meade
Which general of the Civil War was from Michigan?
Custer
When did the Civil War start and end?
1861-1865
Where did the French and Indian War start?
Fort Necessity
Why did the French initially come to America?
For business
What battle was considered a moral victory for the Patriots even though they lost?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What key battle during the Revolutionary War forced many British soldiers to remain along the east coast?
Saratoga
In what major French city was the treaty granting colonists their independence signed?
Paris
Where did the British surrender during the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
Who was the key British leader that surrendered at the final battle of the Revolutionary War?
Charles Cornwallis
Where did Washington surprise the Hessians on Christmas night, 1776?
Trenton
Where did Washington’s men camp during the cold winter of 1778?
Valley Forge
