Chapter 17

Question 1

What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

Answer 1

Richmond, VA

Question 2

What were border states?

Answer 2

States bordering CS and US that wanted to be Union but wanted Slavery.

Question 3

Did the Union or Confederacy have the larger army?

Answer 3

Union

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Reunite the Country

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Operation Anaconda

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Preserve Slavery

Question 7

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

Answer 7

North- Landmarks

South- Towns Nearby

Question 8

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 8

First Battle of Bull Run

Question 9

Who were the two generals of the First Battle of Bull Run?

Answer 9

North- Irving McDowell

South- P.G.T. Beauregard

Question 10

Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during the First Battle of Bull Run?

Answer 10

Reinforcements led by Stonewall Jackson

Question 11

Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in American History and was a Confederate General at Bull Run?

Answer 11

General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

Question 12

What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in the First Battle of Bull Run?

Answer 12

The Rebel Yell

Question 13

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

Answer 13

They were to disorganized and weak

Question 14

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

Answer 14

The Battles of Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson

Question 15

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

Answer 15

The Merrimack

Question 16

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

Answer 16

FeClads

Question 17

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

Answer 17

Church Nearby

Question 18

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

Answer 18

The Battle of Antietam

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Slavery

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Worked as Nurses

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Lack of Industry, Shortages of Essential Goods, and Bad Farmland

Question 22

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

Answer 22

The Emancipation Proclamation

Question 23

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

Answer 23

The 54th Massachusetts

Question 24

What was the turning point of the Civil War?

Answer 24

Union Victories at Gettysburg 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, War, The South

Question 27

What was important about David Farragut?

Answer 27

He was a US Admiral that secured Mobile.

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Savvqnah

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Appotamax Courthouse

Question 30

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

Answer 30

They weren’t severe.

Question 31

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 31

-

Question 32

How many soldiers died in the Civil War?

Answer 32

300,000

Question 33

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

Answer 33

The federal government strengthened.