Chapter 17: Civil War

Question 1

North =

Answer 1

Union
Aggressors (attacking)

Question 2

South =

Answer 2

Confederates
Defensive (Planning on fighting a defensive war)

Question 3

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

Answer 3

was ordered to destroy everything in the south (Atlanta, Georgia) …then march to the Atlantic…destroying everything in its path

Question 4

Fort Sumter first shots of the _________.

Answer 4

Civil War

Question 5

Where was Fort Sumter?

Answer 5

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

Question 6

Major Robert Anderson
Union or Confederates
(Fort Sumter)

Answer 6

Union

Question 7

General PGT Beauregard
Union or Confederates
(Fort Sumter)

Answer 7

Confederates

Question 8

Date of Fort Sumter:

Answer 8

April 12, 1861

Question 9

President of Confederacy:
(Fort Sumter)

Answer 9

Jefferson Davis

Question 10

States that secede? How many? Who was first?

Answer 10

7 states - South Carolina was first

Question 11

Winner of Fort Sumter

Answer 11

South

Question 12

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 12

Abrahm Lincoln

Question 13

When was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 13

Jan 1, 1863
- After the battle of Antietam

Question 14

Why then?
(Emancipation Proclamation)

Answer 14

So we could win a battle and not look weak.

Question 15

Define Emancipate.

Answer 15

To set free

Question 16

Lincoln’s Political goal

Answer 16

To keep out country united. He was only setting slaves free in the confederate states.

Question 17

Emancipation Proclamation impact on war:

Answer 17

England stopped helping the south.

Question 18

Gettysburg Commander of Union:

Answer 18

General Meade

Question 19

Gettysburg Commander of Confederates:

Answer 19

Robert E. Lee

Question 20

Day 1 & 2: Gettysburg

Answer 20

The Union was able to hold their positions - massive fighting occurred.

Question 21

Day 3: Gettysburg

Answer 21

General Pickets Charge - when they ran across the fields and got destroyed - a huge mistake

Question 22

At Gettysburg who occupied the Seminary Ridge?
Union or Confederates

Answer 22

Confederates

Question 23

At Gettysburg who occupied the Cemetery Ridge?
Union or Confederates

Answer 23

Union

Question 24

Lee’s Right hand men at Gettysburg:

Answer 24

General Longstreet & General Picket

Question 25

Winner at Gettysburg

Answer 25

Union

Question 26

Vicksburg Union Commander:

Answer 26

General Grant

Question 27

Vicksburg Confederate Commander:

Answer 27

General Pemberton

Question 28

Date of Surrender at Vicksburg

Answer 28

July 4th, 1863

Question 29

Define Siege:

Answer 29

a non-stop attack.

Question 30

Two nicknames for Grant:

Answer 30

Unconditional Surender & The Butcher

Question 31

Why was Vicksburg crucial?

Answer 31

It gave us control over the Mississippi River.

Question 32

Total War:

Answer 32

Everyone is fighting (Not just the soldiers; civilians as well)

Question 33

Winner at Vicksburg

Answer 33

Union

Question 34

Appomattox Courthouse Union Commander:

Answer 34

General Grant

Question 35

Appomattox Courthouse Confederate Commander:

Answer 35

General Lee

Question 36

At Appomattox Courthouse who surrendered?

Answer 36

The Confederates

Question 37

Date of Appomattox Courthouse

Answer 37

April 9th, 1865

Question 38

Winner at Appomattox Courthouse

Answer 38

Union

Question 39

Purpose of Gettysburg Address:

Answer 39

To dedicate the battle field and cemetery in honor to everyone who lost their lives. To motivate the union solders to not give up.

Question 40

George McClellan

Answer 40

was VERY slow & cautious - he was in charge of the army of Potomac

Question 41

Artillery

Answer 41

cannons

Question 42

Infantry

Answer 42

foot soldiers; the main forces in battle

Question 43

Cavalry

Answer 43

soldiers on horse; the eyes and ears of the army

Question 44

Martial Law

Answer 44

rule by the army instead of the elected government.

Question 45

Inflation

Answer 45

a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money.

Question 46

Habeas Corpus

Answer 46

the right to a hearing before being jailed.

Question 47

Battle of Shiloh

Answer 47

It was known as a siege. One of the bloodiest civil war battles fought to control the Mississippi River.

Question 48

Battle of Chancellorsville

Answer 48

General Jackson's last battle. The confederate win.

Question 49

Battle of Fredericksburg

Answer 49

One of the worst defeats for the union. Lee took down wave after wave of union troops.

Question 50

How did the North & South feel at the beginning of the Civil War?

Answer 50

They realized that their hopes of a short war were unrealistic.

Question 51

Ironclad Ships: Union

Answer 51

The USS Monitor

Question 52

Ironclad Ships: Confederate

Answer 52

The CSS Merrimack (The Virgina)

Question 53

Confederate Captial City:

Answer 53

Richmond, Virgina

Question 54

President of the Union:

Answer 54

Abe Lincoln

Question 55

Northerner Goals:

Answer 55

To keep the country united. This forced the south to join America again.

Question 56

Three major goals:

Answer 56

1. Control the Mississippi River 2. Take over Richmond, Virginia (Southern Capital) 3. They wanted to blockage the Southern Ports.