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What were border states?

A

Divided over the issue of Slavery

1
Q

What was the capital of the CSA?

A

Richmond Virginia

2
Q

Which side had the larger army?

A

North

3
Q

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

A

Reunite the country

4
Q

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

A

Anaconda plan

5
Q

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

A

Preserve the way of life

6
Q

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

A

South - cities

North- rivers and landmarks

7
Q

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

A

First battle of bull run

8
Q

Who were the two generals of this battle?

A

General P.G.T and Irvin McDowell

9
Q

Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during this battle?

A

Reinforcements per by Thomas Jackson

10
Q

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

A

Thomas “stonewall” Jackson

11
Q

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

A

The confederates letting out a loud scream

12
Q

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

A

Too weak

13
Q

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

A

The battle of fort Henry and donelson

14
Q

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

A

Merrimack

15
Q

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

A

Ironsides

16
Q

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

A

A church

17
Q

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

A

Battle of Antietam

18
Q

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

A

The war against slavery

19
Q

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

A

Served as nurses

20
Q

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

A

Lack of industry, shortages of essential goods and farmland being overrun

21
Q

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

A

Emancipation proclamation

22
Q

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

A

Fredrick Douglass

23
Q

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

A

54th Massachusetts

24
Q

What was the turning point of the war?

A

Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg

25
Q

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

A

The Gettysburg address

26
Q

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

A

Equality, freedom, and states rights no longer being dominant

27
Q

What was important about David Farragut?

A

Highest ranking officer in union

28
Q

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

A

Savannah Georgia

29
Q

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

A

Appomattox court house

30
Q

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

A

They were forgiving

31
Q

What treaty ended the Civil War?

A

There Wasn’t one

32
Q

How many soldiers died in the war?

A

600,000

33
Q

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

A

Federal government strengthened