Chapters 20-21 Flashcards
(112 cards)
1
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What states left in January 1861
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South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas
2
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What was formed as a result of the southern states succession
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Confederate States of America
3
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Who was the president of the CSA
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Jefferson Davis
4
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What states had joined the CSA by May 20th
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Virginia, Arkansas, Tennesse, North Carolina
5
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When was Lincoln;s first inaugeral address
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March 4, 1861
6
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Lincoln’s duty as the newly-elected president was to treat succession as an
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act of rebellion
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.
8
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Where was Fort Sumner
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Charleston, South Carolina
9
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Lincoln dispatched a ____ _____ with supplies around the time of Fort Sumner
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relief ship
10
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What date was southern fire opened on fort sumner
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april 12, 1861
11
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Who was the General that gave commands to open fire on fort sumner
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General
P.G.T.Beauregard
12
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What was Lincoln’s response to Fort Sumner
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called for militia (for
3 months) to suppress the rebellion and then
proclaimed a blockade of rebel ports in the South.
13
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How many militia did Lincoln call for at first
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75,000
14
Q
Allen
Infantry militia
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Captain Thomas Yeager
15
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Medal of Honor recipient
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Ignatz Gresser,
16
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A matter of concern to
the Lincoln
government.
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Border slave states
17
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Declaration of war to
_______ the union
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“slave”
18
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These border states remained loyal to the Union
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Deleware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri
19
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How many people were in the north
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22 million
20
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average of white men military age in the north
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3/1
21
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avergae of male slaves military age in the south
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1/3
22
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how many slaves were in the south
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9 million
23
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over _____% of the nation’s manufacturing
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90
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North had diverse __Z___, which was able to greatly expand (includes
the West)
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agriculture
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(_/_ the nation’s wealth) U.S. _____)
3/4, Mint
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(_/_ railroad)
2/3
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Northern Advantages
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Population
Manufactring
diverse Agriculture
capital Wealth
Trasportation systems
civillian Shipping
Navy
Aresnal
centralized government
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nearly all civilian ______ and most of the _____ (control of the
sea) (access to oversea markets)
shipping, navy
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centralized________ structure was already in place (Arsenal)
| public property
government
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Southern Advantages
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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What date did Bull Run occur
July 21, 1861
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Where did bull run occur near
Manassas Junction, VA
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General -in-Chief _______ _______
advanced on the South before
adequately training his
inexperienced troops
Winfield Scott
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Who won Bull Run
CSA
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Why did the CSA win
9,000 back up troops came
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Who commanded the CSA
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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What did Bull Run show the north and south
Showed the North and
South alike that the war is
very real and bloody
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What did Union troops and spectators do at Bull Run when the CSA was approaching victory
retreated
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who did Lincoln appoint army head after Bull Run
George McClellan
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What did the east do in McClellans 3 pronged plan
attack richmond
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What did the west do in McClellans 3 pronged plan
Drive the CSA from the
Mississippi and Tennessee
Rive valleys in an attempt to
cut the CSA in two.
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what did the south do in McClellans plan
blockade the coast to cut
supply lines with Europe.
• Exhaust Southern resources
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the Souths plan was also known as an ________ plan
anacodnda
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The conflict between the
_______ and _________
changed Naval warfare
forever.
Moniter and Merrimack
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The Moniter and Merrimack made these types of ships obsolete in naval warfare
wooden
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Ships were driven by _______
| rather than wind.
steam
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wooden ships with
| iron plate armor—were used
ironclads
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the
process of smuggling
materials through the
blockade.
blockade running
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The ________ was captured by the
| CSA
merrimack
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The USS Merrimac changed it's name to the ___ ________
CSS Virginia
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what date did the Merriac vs. Moniter ensue
March 9, 1862
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descirbe the events of the Merrimac vs. Moniter
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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.
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date of battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862
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location of Battle of Ant.
Sharpsburg, MD
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Since Antietam was at one point the bloodiest battle of the war, how many people died
over 22,500
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Who won Antietam
Union
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How did the Union possibly win Antietam
Union troops found a copy
| of Lee’s battle plans
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Why did Lincoln fire McCleanen
too cautious. he did not take enough action on the first day
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Antietam led to Lincoln announceing
the emancipation of slaves
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when was the emancipation proclamation given
January 1, 1863
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the em. am. was based on
military necessity
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It freed slaves in areas in
______ but not in areas
controlled by the _____.
rebellion.......union
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Was a slave automatically freed after the em am
no
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After the em am, the wars purpose now took a ______ tone
moral tone
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effects of antietam
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
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first African
| American regiment.
the 54th Massachusetts
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Fredricksberg took place on
December 13, 1862
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Fredricksberg intoduced new union general
A.E. Burnside
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Fredricksberg took place in
Fredricksberg, VA
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Burnside launched this type of attack at Fredricksburg
an insane frontal
| attack
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how many northern soldiers were killed at Fredricksburg
10,000 northern soldiers
| killed
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WHat is fredricksburg nicknames
“Burnside’s Slaughter
| Pen”
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Who replaced A.E. Burnside after Fredricksburg
Joe Hooker
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Who won Fredricksburg
Confederate
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Where was Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville, VA
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When was Chancellorsville
May 2-4, 1863
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________
defeated by Lee’s smaller
forces at Chancellorsville
“Fighting Joe” Hooker
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killed by his own picket
| line at Chancellorsville
Stonewall Jackson
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What did Robert E. Lee say in response to Jackson's death at Chancellorsville
“ Jackson has lost his left
arm, but I have lost my
right”
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Who won Chancellorsville
Confederate
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When was Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863
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Gettysburg was the _____ _____ of the war
The turning point of the war
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Lee invaded the _____, hoping to take _______ and
| attack ________ from the ______
north, Washington, Harrisburg, north
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Lee clashed with _____ _________ ________ Union troops by
| accident in a battle that lasted _____ days
Gen. George Meade’s
| three
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Union casualties of Gettsburg
23,000 casualties, more than 1⁄4 of the army
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Confederate casualities of Gettysberg
28,000 men killed, wounded or missing, more than 1/3 of
| Lee’s army
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date of Gettysberg address
11/19/1863
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In the Gettysburg Address (11/19/1863), Lincoln stresses
| _____ ______
In the Gettysburg Address (11/19/1863), Lincoln stresses
| national unity
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date of Vicksburg
July 4, 1863
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location of Gettysburg
Gettysburg, PA
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location of Vicksburg
Vicksburg, Mississippi
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How long did Vicksburg last
6 weeks
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After a 6 week siege, _____ army captures
| Vicksburg
Grant's
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_________ _________ was now in Union
control, cutting off Confederate supplies to
the ________
Mississippi RIver was now in Union
control, cutting off Confederate supplies to
the West
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The CSA is cut in ____ at last
The CSA is cut in two at last
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Lincoln appoints _______ _ ______
| commander of the Union army
Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant
| commander of the Union army
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When and where was Sherman's march to the sea
September, 1864, Atlanta,
| Georgia
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Sherman captures _____ and
led a_____ mile march to
the sea, ending at
______ (__/__/_____)
He captures Atlanta and
led a 300 mile march to
the sea, ending at
Savannah (12/21/1864)
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His attacks on _____
______ ___ ______ mark
a turning point in the
history of _______ ________
His attacks on civilian
centers of population mark
a turning point in the
history of modern warfare
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It
| changed warfare forever!
“TOTAL WAR”
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Date of Appomatix Courthouse
April 10, 1865
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Lee refused to see ___ ______
suffer any further, he
surrenders to Grant at
_______ ____ _______
Lee refused to see his troops
suffer any further, he
surrenders to Grant at
Appomattox Court House
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______ ______ was captured
in ____ a month later and
imprisoned
Jefferson Davis was captured
in GA a month later and
imprisoned
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date and location of Lincoln's assasination
April 15, 1865, Ford's
| Theatre
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the assasin of Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth,
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The South ______ at
first news of Lincoln's death, until they
realized the treatment
they endured during
_________
without his leadership.
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The South cheered at
first, until they
realized the treatment
they endured during
Reconstruction
without his leadership.
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date of 13th ammendment ratification
December 6, 1865
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13th Amendment was
| ratified to abolish _______.
slavery
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death over all in Civil War
over
| 600,000 people.
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Southern economy was
________, many were
_______ and _______.
Southern economy was
devastated, many were
homeless and jobless.
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Northern economy
| _______ and ______
Northern economy
| prospered and grew.
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_____ was no longer
| legal anywhere!
Slavery
