Chapter 17

Question 0

What were border states?

Answer 0

Divided over the issue of slavery

Question 1

What was the capital of the CSA?

Answer 1

Richmond Virginia

Question 2

Which side had the larger army?

Answer 2

Union

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Reunite the country

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Anaconda plan

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Preserve their way of life

Question 6

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

Answer 6

South named after cities and the north after landmarks or rivers

Question 7

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 7

Bull run

Question 8

Who were the two generals of this battle?

Answer 8

Irvin McDowell and Gen pgt

Question 9

Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during this battle?

Answer 9

Reinforcements led by General Thomas Jackson

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Thomas stonewall Jackson

Question 11

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

Answer 11

A loud scream a rebel yell

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Disorganized and weakened to fight

Question 13

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

Answer 13

The battle of fort Henry and battle of fort donelson

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Merrimack

Question 15

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

Answer 15

Their was a church right beside their base

Question 16

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

Answer 16

The battle of antitiem

Question 17

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

Answer 17

The war taking action against slavery

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Served as nurses

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Farmland bein overrun,lack of industry,shortage of goods essentials

Question 20

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

Answer 20

Emancipation proclamation

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Fredrick Douglas

Question 22

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

Answer 22

54th Massachusetts

Question 23

What was the turning point of the war?

Answer 23

The battle of Vicksburg and Gettysburg

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Gettysburg Address

Question 25

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

Answer 25

Speech about equality,freedom,states rights

Question 26

What was important about David Farragut?

Answer 26

Highest ranking officer

Question 27

Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed?

Answer 27

Sea towards savannah Georgia

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Appomattox Courthouse

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Very forgiving on southern troops

Question 30

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 30

No treaty

Question 31

How many soldiers died in the war?

Answer 31

Over 600,000 soldiers died

Question 32

How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after the war?

Answer 32

Federal govt was powerful more than the states