Chapter 17

Question 0

What were border states?

Answer 0

States that were bordering the union and rebels

Question 1

What was the capital of the CSA?

Answer 1

Richmond,Virgina

Question 2

Which side had the larger army?

Answer 2

The union

Question 3

What was the main goal for the North at the beginning of the war?

Answer 3

To reunite the union

Question 4

What was the name of the Union war plan to choke out the Confederacy?

Answer 4

Anaconda

Question 5

What was the main goal for the South in the Civil War?

Answer 5

To make it were states had more power than the federal government.

Question 6

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

Answer 6

The union named them after cites or landmarks the south named them after rivers

Question 7

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 7

Battle of Bullrun

Question 8

Who were the two generals of this battle?

Answer 8

Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant

Question 9

Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during this battle?

Answer 9

Because they had won the battle at bull-run

Question 10

Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in US History?

Answer 10

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 11

What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in this battle?

Answer 11

They were greatly out numbered

Question 12

Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull Run?

Answer 12

They were to happy which made them stupid.

Question 13

What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?

Answer 13

Battle of Fort Henry

Question 14

What was the warship that the South rebuilt with iron plates on the sides?

Answer 14

The Merrimack

Question 15

What was the general name for iron plated ships that the South used to break through the North’s defense?

Answer 15

Iron plating

Question 16

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

Answer 16

A church

Question 17

What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?

Answer 17

The battle of Antietam

Question 18

What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?

Answer 18

Towards ending slavery

Question 19

The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?

Answer 19

Were able to be on the battle front

Question 20

What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the North?

Answer 20

They mainly had crops,hardly no factories,and a lot of the battles to place in the south

Question 21

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

Answer 21

The emancipation proclamation

Question 22

Who believed that the signing on Jan 1, 1863 was the greatest event in US History?

Answer 22

The north

Question 23

What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?

Answer 23

54th Massachusetts

Question 24

What was the turning point of the war?

Answer 24

Getttysburg and Vicksburg

Question 25

What speech was about equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being dominant?

Answer 25

Gettysburg address

Question 26

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

Answer 26

Equality,dare exon,and states rights

Question 27

What was important about David Farragut?

Answer 27

He was a Tennesseean and he said damn those torpedoes full speed ahead

Question 28

Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed? From Atlanta to savannah to Richmond

Answer 28

From Atlanta to savannah to Richmond

Question 29

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

Answer 29

Appomattox Court House

Question 30

How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the Southern troops?

Answer 30

Not bad just they had to start growing crops again for winter

Question 31

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 31

Nothing treaty cause the USA never recognized them Asa a country just a rebellion

Question 32

How many soldiers died in the war?

Answer 32

620,000

Question 33

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

Answer 33

Equality,dare exon,and states rights

Question 34

What was important about David Farragut?

Answer 34

He was a Tennesseean and he said damn those torpedoes full speed ahead

Question 35

Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed? From Atlanta to savannah to Richmond

Answer 35

From Atlanta to savannah to Richmond

Question 36

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

Answer 36

Appomattox Court House

Question 37

How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the Southern troops?

Answer 37

Not bad just they had to start growing crops again for winter

Question 38

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 38

Nothing treaty cause the USA never recognized them Asa a country just a rebellion

Question 39

How many soldiers died in the war?

Answer 39

620,000