Chapter 14 IDs Flashcards
1
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Antietam
Who
A
Led by McClellan and Lee
2
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Antietam
What
A
First major battle of the Civil War to take place on Union soil
3
Q
Antietam
When
A
1862
4
Q
Antietam
Where
A
MD
5
Q
Antietam
Why
A
Bloodiest single day engagement of war
6
Q
Appomattox Court House
Who
A
Lee and Grant
7
Q
Appomattox Court House
What
A
Lee surrendered to Grant
8
Q
Appomattox Court House
When
A
1865
9
Q
Appomattox Court House
Where
A
VA
10
Q
Appomattox Court House
Why
A
Ended military part of war
11
Q
Bull Run
Who
A
McDowell led Union forces
12
Q
Bull Run
What
A
First major battle of the Civil War
13
Q
Bull Run
When
A
1861
14
Q
Bull Run
Where
A
Manassas, VA
15
Q
Bull Run
Why
A
Severe blow to Union moral that dispelled the illusion that the Civil War would be brief
16
Q
Clara Barton
Who
A
Nurse during Civil War
17
Q
Clara Barton
What
A
Founded the American Red Cross
18
Q
Clara Barton
When
A
1881
19
Q
Clara Barton
Where
A
US
20
Q
Clara Barton
Why
A
Helped redefine female roles
21
Q
Emancipation Proclamation
Who
A
Lincoln
22
Q
Emancipation Proclamation
What
A
Declared slaves in all areas of the Confederacy free, except those already under Union control
23
Q
Emancipation Proclamation
When
A
1863
24
Q
Emancipation Proclamation
Where
A
Areas of the Confederacy
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Emancipation Proclamation
| Why
Established that the war was being fought not only to preserve the Union, but also to eliminate slavery
Made it tougher for South to receive foreign aid
Political turning point
26
Fort Sumter
| Who
General Anderson, Lincoln, General Beauregard
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Fort Sumter
| What
Beauregard attempted to seize Sumter by force
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Fort Sumter
| When
1861
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Fort Sumter
| Where
Island on harbor of Charleston, SC
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Fort Sumter
| Why
Signaled beginning of Civil War
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George B. McClellan
| Who
Commander of the Union armies
32
George B. McClellan
| What
Encountered many good opportunities but never took advantage of them
33
George B. McClellan
| When
Began in 1861
34
George B. McClellan
| Where
VA front
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George B. McClellan
| Why
Extremely poor leader who was replaced
36
Gettysburg
| Who
Lee and Meade
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Gettysburg
| What
Bloody battle of the war
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Gettysburg
| When
1863
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Gettysburg
| Where
PA
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Gettysburg
| Why
Turning point in the war
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Homestead Act
| Who
Congress
42
Homestead Act
| What
Permitted any citizen or prospective citizen to claim 160 acres of public land and to purchase it for a small fee after living on it for five years
43
Homestead Act
| When
1862
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Homestead Act
| Where
US
45
Homestead Act
| Why
Encouraged Westward movement
46
Jefferson Davis
| Who
President of the Confederacy
47
Jefferson Davis
| What
Rarely provided general national leadership
48
Jefferson Davis
| When
1861
49
Jefferson Davis
| Where
Confederate states
50
Jefferson Davis
| Why
Lost the Civil War
51
March to the Sea
| Who
Sherman
52
March to the Sea
| What
60 miles wide swath of desolation across GA
53
March to the Sea
| When
1864
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March to the Sea
| Where
GA
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March to the Sea
| Why
Ravaged GA
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Morrill Land Grant Act
| Who
Congress
57
Morrill Land Grant Act
| What
Transferred substantial public acreage to the state governments, which were to sell the land and use the proceeds to finance public education
58
Morrill Land Grant Act
| When
1862
59
Morrill Land Grant Act
| Where
US
60
Morrill Land Grant Act
| Why
Led to the creation of many new state colleges and universities
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Robert E. Lee
| Who
Military leader
62
Robert E. Lee
| What
Commanded the Confederate army
63
Robert E. Lee
| When
1862
64
Robert E. Lee
| Where
Confederate States
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Robert E. Lee
| Why
Was an effective general but ultimately surrendered thus ending the military part of the Civil War
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Shiloh
| Who
Grant (led the army at this battle)
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Shiloh
| What
Major battle in the Western Theater of the US
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Shiloh
| When
1862
69
Shiloh
| Where
TN
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Shiloh
| Why
Northern forces established control of part of the Mississippi River
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Thomas ("Stonewall") Jackson
| Who
General
72
Thomas ("Stonewall") Jackson
| What
Commanded the Confederate army
73
Thomas ("Stonewall") Jackson
| When
1861
74
Thomas ("Stonewall") Jackson
| Where
Confederate states
75
Thomas ("Stonewall") Jackson
| Why
Was an effective military leader. His death was a huge loss for the Confederacy.
76
Ulysses S. Grant
| Who
Commander of the Union army
77
Ulysses S. Grant
| What
Commander that Lincoln finally trusted
78
Ulysses S. Grant
| When
1864
79
Ulysses S. Grant
| Where
Union
80
Ulysses S. Grant
| Why
Lee ultimately surrendered to Grant ending the Civil War
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US Sanitary Commission
| Who
Led by Dorthea Dix
82
US Sanitary Commission
| What
Organization of civilian volunteers
83
US Sanitary Commission
| When
1861
84
US Sanitary Commission
| Where
US
85
US Sanitary Commission
| Why
Mobilized large numbers of female nurses to serve in hospitals and countered the argument that women were until to serve as nurses by attributing nursing to many woman domestic ideals
86
William Tecumseh Sherman
| Who
Union officer
87
William Tecumseh Sherman
| What
Took Atlanta and began a March to Sea
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William Tecumseh Sherman
| When
March to the Sea began in 1864
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William Tecumseh Sherman
| Where
GA
90
William Tecumseh Sherman
| Why
Ravaged GA
