Chap 17 Flashcards
(34 cards)
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond Virginia
What were border states?
States who neither fought for the union or the confederacy
Did the Union or Confederacy have the larger army?
Union
What was the main goal for the North at the beginning of the war?
Keep the us together
What was the name of the Union war plan to choke out the Confederacy?
Anaconda plan
What was the main goal for the South in the Civil War?
Keep slavery
How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?
North- landmarks
South-
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
First manasses
Who were the two generals of the First Battle of Bull Run?
McDowell Beauregard
Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during the First Battle of Bull
Run?
They were inspired by stonewall Jackson
Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in American History and was
a Confederate General at Bull Run?
Stonewall jackson
What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in the First Battle
of Bull Run?
Southern battle cry
Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run?
Hey we’re weak and disorganized
What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?
Fort henry and fort Daniels
What was the warship that the South rebuilt with iron plates on the sides?
Merrimack
What was the general name for iron plated ships that the South used to break
through the North’s defense?
Iron sides
What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?
A church
What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?
Antietam
What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?
From keeping the nation together to ending slavery
The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?
Worked as nurses
What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the
North?
More people
Bigger army more resources
What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?
Declaration proclamation
Who believed that the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the greatest
event in US History?
Fredrick Douglas
What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?
54 Massachusetts