Civil War 1861-1865

Question 1

When is this timeframe?

Answer 1

1861-1865

Question 2

Ordinance of Secession

Answer 2

Call for a public vote to decide Texas’s secession

Question 3

Houston ends up being ____ from office for his opinion on Texas secession. He wants Texas to remain in the union.

Answer 3

kicked

Question 4

Who?

Answer 4

North (Union) vs. South (Confederate States of America)

Question 5

When

Answer 5

1861-1865

Question 6

Why?

Answer 6

Slavery (mostly), states rights, tariffs, sectionalism

Question 7

Slavery

Answer 7

Supported by the South. Slavery was an essential in Southerners’ everyday lives.

Question 8

States’ rights

Answer 8

Supported by the South

Question 9

Tariffs

Answer 9

Supported by the North due to them making money from the South. The South wanted to buy imported goods from other countries.

Question 10

Sectionalism

Answer 10

Both supported (supporting your side)

Question 11

Which political party rose to power in the 1850s?

Answer 11

Republican Party. (The whigs were abolished)

Question 12

What did the Republican party believe about slavery?

Answer 12

They opposed slavery in new U.S. territories.

Question 13

Who won the presidential election of 1860?

Answer 13

Abraham Lincoln

Question 14

How many southern states seceded in 1861?

Answer 14

6

Question 15

Why did the southern states secede?

Answer 15

They believed their way of life was in jeopardy after Lincoln’s election.

Question 16

After 11 states secede from the United States, what new country is formed?

Answer 16

The Confederate States of America (Lincoln does not recognize this new nation).

Question 17

President of the Union

Answer 17

Abraham Lincoln

Question 18

President of the Confederacy

Answer 18

Jefferson Davis

Question 19

Commanding general of the Union

Answer 19

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 20

Commanding general of the Confederacy

Answer 20

Robert E. Lee

Question 21

Advantages for the Union

Answer 21

-Easy access to supplies
-Anaconda plan (blockade southern ports and control the mississipi river, splitting the country in half)

Question 22

Advantages for the Confederacy

Answer 22

-They knew their own land (most of the battles were fought in Confederate territory)
-Wear down the Union
-Experienced Generals

Question 23

Union strategy

Answer 23

Offensive (Anaconda plan)

Question 24

Confederacy strategy

Answer 24

Defensive (Wear down the Union’s army

Question 25

First battle of the Civil war

Answer 25

Battle of Fort Sumter

Question 26

Conscription Act

Answer 26

Required all men ages 18-35 to serve in the Confederate army (ages were later altered)

Question 27

Conscription Act Purpose

Answer 27

Get more men to join the Confederate Army

Question 28

"Unionists"

Answer 28

People living in the South who didn't support Southern ideals and rejected serving the army.

Question 29

Consequenses for Unionists

Answer 29

They were arrested and forced to join and even killed.

Question 30

Texan citizens' justification for secession

Answer 30

The U.S. had abused their power

Question 31

Emancipation Proclamation

Answer 31

-All slaves be set free in the CONFEDERACY -African Americans were allowed to join the Union Army

Question 32

What role did Milton Holland play?

Answer 32

He led Union troops to a victory although there were no commanding officers alive.

Question 33

Milton Holland joined the

Answer 33

Union Army

Question 34

Milton Holland was awarded the

Answer 34

Medal of Honor

Question 35

African Americans joined the Union ________

Answer 35

in hopes of being freed after the war was over.

Question 36

Women helped in the Civil War by

Answer 36

serving as nurses, sewing clothers, and gathering supplies for soldiers.

Question 37

Modern War:

Answer 37

new weapon technology

Question 38

Leading cause of death during the war

Answer 38

Infection and disease 2/3 of the deaths

Question 39

Old tactics killed many soldiers since they were not advanced enough for their weapons

Answer 39

True

Question 40

Battle of Galveston

Answer 40

-first battle -confederates won control over Galveston -Disrupted union blockade -Allowed the south to get supplies -Naval battle

Question 41

Battle of Sabine Pass

Answer 41

-Naval battle -Confederates defended Texas as Union ships went up the river -300 Union soldiers were captured -Prevented the North from attacking the interior of Texas

Question 42

Battle of Brownsville

Answer 42

Land battle -Union troops tried to cut off a supply line -Originally a Union victory, but confederates pushed the Union out and restarted their supply line

Question 43

What led to the downfall of the Confederate Army

Answer 43

Union army carried out strong attacks in Virginia -Confederate forces were weak and did not have enough supplies to keep fighting.

Question 44

Battle of Palmito Ranch

Answer 44

-Land Battle -Fought a month after the war ended -Confederate reinforcements arrived and forced the Union to retreat.

Question 45

Aftermath of the War for the south

Answer 45

1. Land was left in ruins 2. South can no longer use slaves 3. Millions of slaves are free but had no food or anywhere to go.

Question 46

April 9, 1865

Answer 46

General Lee surrenders