Civil War

Question 1

Anaconda Plan

Answer 1

made by Winfield Scott. Strong defense of Washington DC, blockade along Atlantic, attack along Mississippi river

Question 2

“King Cotton Diplomacy

Answer 2

burned cotton to try to get other countries on Confederate’s side

Question 3

Jefferson Davis

Answer 3

President of Confederacy

Question 4

Abraham Lincoln

Answer 4

President of Union

Question 5

Border States

Answer 5

Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware

Question 6

Fort Sumter

Answer 6

April 12, 1861. Robert Anderson (Uion), Abner Doubleday, PGT Beauregard (Conf.)

Question 7

First Manassas

Answer 7

Irvin Mcdowell, PGT Beauregard, Thomas Jackson. First full scale battle of the war. Confederates won.

Question 8

George B. McClellan

Answer 8

Union, removed from position by Lincoln for being to cautious

Question 9

Shiloh

Answer 9

Hurnet’s nest, Don Carlos Buell, PGT Beauregard, Ulysses Grant, Albert Johnston (killed), Union Victory

Question 10

Hornet’s Nest

Answer 10

Union standing on road, Confederates make repeated attacks

Question 11

Peninsula Campaign

Answer 11

Seven Day Battle. Goal was to capture Confederate Capital. McClellan, Robert E. Lee. Confederate Victory

Question 12

Jackson’s Valley Campaign

Answer 12

Thomas Jackson, Irvin McDowell. Stopped Union from reinforcing in Richmond. Confederate Victory

Question 13

First to Secede

Answer 13

South Carolina

Question 14

Antietam

Answer 14

Union Victory. Robert E Lee, McClellan. Order 191 leaked to Union. Bloody Lane. Bloodiest day.

Question 15

Burnside Bridge

Answer 15

Confederates stopped Union and held them at bridge

Question 16

Bloody Lane

Answer 16

Confederates in line - Union eventually breaks through. Gen. Kimball (Union), Rhodes (Confederacy) hit 5 times.

Question 17

Emancipation Proclamation

Answer 17

5 days after Antietam. Freed slaves in the South.

Question 18

Monitor v. Merrimack

Answer 18

Worden and Buchanan. First battle between ironclad ships. draw. Confederates tried to break Union blockade.

Question 19

Wilmot Proviso

Answer 19

Proposal to prohibit the extension of slavery into new territories

Question 20

Compromise of 1850

Answer 20

California is a free state. Utah and New Mexico decide for themselves

Question 21

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Answer 21

Kansas and Nebraska vote if they want to be a slave state or free state

Question 22

Caning of Charles Sumner

Answer 22

Sumner insulting someone in speech. Person’s nephew beat him with his cane in Senate.

Question 23

Dred Scott Case

Answer 23

Constitution doesn’t apply to black people

Question 24

Attack on Harper’s Ferry

Answer 24

John Brown tried to start a revolt with slaves by raiding the town’s armory. Failed and arrested.

Question 25

Election of 1860

Answer 25

Lincoln elected because he had the most votes out of all candidates because they were split among parties.

Question 26

North disadvantages

Answer 26

bad military leaders, hard to supply when far away, fighting on unfamiliar territory, cause not as strong as south

Question 27

South disadvantages

Answer 27

not as many weapons, not industrial, weak economy, lack of railroads, lower population, no government

Question 28

North advantages

Answer 28

Larger population, industrial, more railroads, wealthy

Question 29

South advanages

Answer 29

Defending their homes, skilled and effective commanders, United and highly motivated, familiar terrain

Question 30

Food

Answer 30

hard tack, pork, bread, cheese

Question 31

entertainment

Answer 31

music, cards, gambling, writing

Question 32

sanitation

Answer 32

drank dirty water, lots of disease, poor shelter, unhealthy foods, slept in tents

Question 33

battle tactics

Answer 33

first line kneeling, second line crouching, third line standing, lines would rotate, heavy artillery at back, smaller cannons in front

Question 34

Medicine

Answer 34

lots of amputations, found out maggots help cleanse wounds