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1
Q

What states left in January 1861

A

South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas

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2
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What was formed as a result of the southern states succession

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Confederate States of America

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3
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Who was the president of the CSA

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Jefferson Davis

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4
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What states had joined the CSA by May 20th

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Virginia, Arkansas, Tennesse, North Carolina

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5
Q

When was Lincoln;s first inaugeral address

A

March 4, 1861

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6
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Lincoln’s duty as the newly-elected president was to treat succession as an

A

act of rebellion

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7
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Lincoln’s duty as the newly-elected president was to treat succession as not a

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legitimate political action.

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8
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Where was Fort Sumner

A

Charleston, South Carolina

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9
Q

Lincoln dispatched a ____ _____ with supplies around the time of Fort Sumner

A

relief ship

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10
Q

What date was southern fire opened on fort sumner

A

april 12, 1861

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11
Q

Who was the General that gave commands to open fire on fort sumner

A

General

P.G.T.Beauregard

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12
Q

What was Lincoln’s response to Fort Sumner

A

called for militia (for
3 months) to suppress the rebellion and then
proclaimed a blockade of rebel ports in the South.

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13
Q

How many militia did Lincoln call for at first

A

75,000

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14
Q

Allen

Infantry militia

A

Captain Thomas Yeager

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15
Q

Medal of Honor recipient

A

Ignatz Gresser,

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16
Q

A matter of concern to
the Lincoln
government.

A

Border slave states

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17
Q

Declaration of war to

_______ the union

A

“slave”

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18
Q

These border states remained loyal to the Union

A

Deleware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri

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19
Q

How many people were in the north

A

22 million

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20
Q

average of white men military age in the north

A

3/1

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21
Q

avergae of male slaves military age in the south

A

1/3

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22
Q

how many slaves were in the south

A

9 million

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23
Q

over _____% of the nation’s manufacturing

A

90

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24
Q

North had diverse __Z___, which was able to greatly expand (includes
the West)

A

agriculture

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25
Q

(/ the nation’s wealth) U.S. _____)

A

3/4, Mint

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26
Q

(/ railroad)

A

2/3

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27
Q

Northern Advantages

A 
Population
Manufactring
diverse Agriculture
capital Wealth
Trasportation systems
civillian Shipping
Navy
Aresnal
centralized government
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28
Q

nearly all civilian ______ and most of the _____ (control of the
sea) (access to oversea markets)

A

shipping, navy

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29
Q

centralized________ structure was already in place (Arsenal)

public property

A

government

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30
Q

Southern Advantages

A

familiar, vast geographic area
• King Cotton, British export
• strong military tradition (handling guns and horses)
(well trained)
• most talented and educated officers (Lee)
• Defensive strategy
• Did not need victory, only a draw
• Five Civilized Tribes
• Davis was over worked, creating a new government
system
• Foreign intervention never came (Britain)

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31
Q

What date did Bull Run occur

A

July 21, 1861

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32
Q

Where did bull run occur near

A

Manassas Junction, VA

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33
Q

General -in-Chief _______ _______
advanced on the South before
adequately training his
inexperienced troops

A

Winfield Scott

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34
Q

Who won Bull Run

A

CSA

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35
Q

Why did the CSA win

A

9,000 back up troops came

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36
Q

Who commanded the CSA

A

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

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37
Q

What did Bull Run show the north and south

A

Showed the North and
South alike that the war is
very real and bloody

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38
Q

What did Union troops and spectators do at Bull Run when the CSA was approaching victory

A

retreated

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39
Q

who did Lincoln appoint army head after Bull Run

A

George McClellan

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40
Q

What did the east do in McClellans 3 pronged plan

A

attack richmond

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41
Q

What did the west do in McClellans 3 pronged plan

A

Drive the CSA from the
Mississippi and Tennessee
Rive valleys in an attempt to
cut the CSA in two.

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42
Q

what did the south do in McClellans plan

A

blockade the coast to cut
supply lines with Europe.
• Exhaust Southern resources

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43
Q

the Souths plan was also known as an ________ plan

A

anacodnda

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44
Q

The conflict between the
_______ and _________
changed Naval warfare
forever.

A

Moniter and Merrimack

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45
Q

The Moniter and Merrimack made these types of ships obsolete in naval warfare

A

wooden

46
Q

Ships were driven by _______

rather than wind.

A

steam

47
Q

wooden ships with

iron plate armor—were used

A

ironclads

48
Q

the
process of smuggling
materials through the
blockade.

A

blockade running

49
Q

The ________ was captured by the

CSA

A

merrimack

50
Q

The USS Merrimac changed it’s name to the ___ ________

A

CSS Virginia

51
Q

what date did the Merriac vs. Moniter ensue

A

March 9, 1862

52
Q

descirbe the events of the Merrimac vs. Moniter

A 
the biggest CSA
threat came to the Union when CSS
Virginia threatened to break the
Union blockade, the USS Monitor
arrived in time to save the blockade
from the CSA.
53
Q

date of battle of Antietam

A

September 17, 1862

54
Q

location of Battle of Ant.

A

Sharpsburg, MD

55
Q

Since Antietam was at one point the bloodiest battle of the war, how many people died

A

over 22,500

56
Q

Who won Antietam

A

Union

57
Q

How did the Union possibly win Antietam

A

Union troops found a copy

of Lee’s battle plans

58
Q

Why did Lincoln fire McCleanen

A

too cautious. he did not take enough action on the first day

59
Q

Antietam led to Lincoln announceing

A

the emancipation of slaves

60
Q

when was the emancipation proclamation given

A

January 1, 1863

61
Q

the em. am. was based on

A

military necessity

62
Q

It freed slaves in areas in
______ but not in areas
controlled by the _____.

A

rebellion…….union

63
Q

Was a slave automatically freed after the em am

A

no

64
Q

After the em am, the wars purpose now took a ______ tone

A

moral tone

65
Q

effects of antietam

A

Halted Lee’s bold invasion of the North
Provided Lincoln with the victory he needed to
announce the Emancipation Proclamation
Prevented England and France from lending
support to the Confederacy
The Proclamation allows African Americans to
enlist in the Union army and navy, hope to
end discrimination.
The 54th Massachusetts

66
Q

first African

American regiment.

A

the 54th Massachusetts

67
Q

Fredricksberg took place on

A

December 13, 1862

68
Q

Fredricksberg intoduced new union general

A

A.E. Burnside

69
Q

Fredricksberg took place in

A

Fredricksberg, VA

70
Q

Burnside launched this type of attack at Fredricksburg

A

an insane frontal

attack

71
Q

how many northern soldiers were killed at Fredricksburg

A

10,000 northern soldiers

killed

72
Q

WHat is fredricksburg nicknames

A

“Burnside’s Slaughter

Pen”

73
Q

Who replaced A.E. Burnside after Fredricksburg

A

Joe Hooker

74
Q

Who won Fredricksburg

A

Confederate

75
Q

Where was Chancellorsville

A

Chancellorsville, VA

76
Q

When was Chancellorsville

A

May 2-4, 1863

77
Q

________
defeated by Lee’s smaller
forces at Chancellorsville

A

“Fighting Joe” Hooker

78
Q

killed by his own picket

line at Chancellorsville

A

Stonewall Jackson

79
Q

What did Robert E. Lee say in response to Jackson’s death at Chancellorsville

A

“ Jackson has lost his left
arm, but I have lost my
right”

80
Q

Who won Chancellorsville

A

Confederate

81
Q

When was Gettysburg

A

July 1-3, 1863

82
Q

Gettysburg was the _____ _____ of the war

A

The turning point of the war

83
Q

Lee invaded the _____, hoping to take _______ and

attack ________ from the ______

A

north, Washington, Harrisburg, north

84
Q

Lee clashed with _____ _________ ________ Union troops by

accident in a battle that lasted _____ days

A

Gen. George Meade’s

three

85
Q

Union casualties of Gettsburg

A

23,000 casualties, more than 1⁄4 of the army

86
Q

Confederate casualities of Gettysberg

A

28,000 men killed, wounded or missing, more than 1/3 of

Lee’s army

87
Q

date of Gettysberg address

A

11/19/1863

88
Q

In the Gettysburg Address (11/19/1863), Lincoln stresses

_____ ______

A

In the Gettysburg Address (11/19/1863), Lincoln stresses

national unity

89
Q

date of Vicksburg

A

July 4, 1863

90
Q

location of Gettysburg

A

Gettysburg, PA

91
Q

location of Vicksburg

A

Vicksburg, Mississippi

92
Q

How long did Vicksburg last

A

6 weeks

93
Q

After a 6 week siege, _____ army captures

Vicksburg

A

Grant’s

94
Q

_________ _________ was now in Union
control, cutting off Confederate supplies to
the ________

A

Mississippi RIver was now in Union
control, cutting off Confederate supplies to
the West

95
Q

The CSA is cut in ____ at last

A

The CSA is cut in two at last

96
Q

Lincoln appoints _______ _ ______

commander of the Union army

A

Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant

commander of the Union army

97
Q

When and where was Sherman’s march to the sea

A

September, 1864, Atlanta,

Georgia

98
Q

Sherman captures _____ and
led a_____ mile march to
the sea, ending at
______ (__/__/_____)

A

He captures Atlanta and
led a 300 mile march to
the sea, ending at
Savannah (12/21/1864)

99
Q

His attacks on _____
______ ___ ______ mark
a turning point in the
history of _______ ________

A

His attacks on civilian
centers of population mark
a turning point in the
history of modern warfare

100
Q

It

changed warfare forever!

A

“TOTAL WAR”

101
Q

Date of Appomatix Courthouse

A

April 10, 1865

102
Q

Lee refused to see ___ ______
suffer any further, he
surrenders to Grant at
_______ ____ _______

A

Lee refused to see his troops
suffer any further, he
surrenders to Grant at
Appomattox Court House

103
Q

______ ______ was captured
in ____ a month later and
imprisoned

A

Jefferson Davis was captured
in GA a month later and
imprisoned

104
Q

date and location of Lincoln’s assasination

A

April 15, 1865, Ford’s

Theatre

105
Q

the assasin of Lincoln

A

John Wilkes Booth,

106
Q 
The South \_\_\_\_\_\_ at
first news of Lincoln's death, until they
realized the treatment
they endured during
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
without his leadership.
A 
The South cheered at
first, until they
realized the treatment
they endured during
Reconstruction
without his leadership.
107
Q

date of 13th ammendment ratification

A

December 6, 1865

108
Q

13th Amendment was

ratified to abolish _______.

A

slavery

109
Q

death over all in Civil War

A

over

600,000 people.

110
Q

Southern economy was
________, many were
_______ and _______.

A

Southern economy was
devastated, many were
homeless and jobless.

111
Q

Northern economy

_______ and ______

A

Northern economy

prospered and grew.

112
Q

_____ was no longer

legal anywhere!

A

Slavery

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