US history - Chp . 13 Flashcards
What the United States was called during the Civil War.
What the Southern states were called during the Civil War
The Union
The Confederacy or the Confederate states
What differences did the north and south have that help lead to the Civil War?
The North had small gardens and mostly worked in factories so they did not use slaves. The South had grown dependent on using slaves since they had such large plantations.
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Why was the cotton gin such a help to southern farmers?
It remove seeds quickly from cotton and made cotton cloth cheaper to make.
What two states were brought into the union under the terms of the Missouri Compromise?
Which was slave and which was free?
Missouri and Maine
Missouri was slave; Maine was free
Who was elected president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Why did the South not like Lincoln.
They did not trust him because he disliked slavery.
Which state left the Union first?
South Carolina
What name did the southern states choose for their new nation? Who was the president?
The Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
What were the southern soldiers called?
What were the northern soldiers called?
Johnny Rebs, Rebs, or Rebels
Billy Yanks, Yanks, or Yankees
Where was the first battle of the Civil War fought?
Fort Sumter
How many states made up the Confederacy?
How many states stayed with the Union?
11
22
What did the North set up against the South to weaken it?
Blockade
What was the name of the first Southern ironclad ship?
What was the name of the first Northern ironclad ship?
Merrimack
Monitor
What document issued by Lincoln freed the slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What important effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the Civil War?
People began to view the war as a fight against slavery.
Who was the commander of the Union Army?
Who was the commander of the Confederate Army?
General Ulysses S. Grant
General Robert E. Lee
What was the turning point of the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What battle gave the Northern army control of the Mississippi River?
The Battle of Vicksburg
Which Union general marched his troops to the sea, destroying everything in the way?
General William T. Sherman
What was the capital city of the Confederacy?
Richmond, Virginia
Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
What two things did the Civil War make certain?
- No state could leave the Union.
2. There would be no more slavery in the United States
Who shot and killed president Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who became President after Lincoln’s death?
Andrew Johnson
