Civil War Review. Flashcards

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Who did lee and grant both serve under in the Mexican war?

A

Winfield Scott

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Who was the superintendent at West Point?

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Robert E. Lee

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3
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What person captured John brown t harpers ferry?

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Robert E.Lee

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4
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Who hated the discipline of the military

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Ulysses S. Grant

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5
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Who was the president of the confederacy

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Jefferson Davis

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6
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What politician had no formal education

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Lincon

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7
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Who was lee’ stop assistant ?

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Thomas Jackson

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8
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Who was in charge of the confederate Calvary?

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James brown Stuart

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9
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Who was I charge of the confederate artillery?

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James Longstreet

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10
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Who was in charge of the guerrilla warfare?

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John mosby

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11
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What were states called thy stayed in the union,but still had slavery?

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Border states

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12
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What was the important railroad center between Richmond and Washington D.C.?

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Manassas

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13
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At which battle were there spectators?

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1st Battle of Bull run

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14
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At what battle did Jackson earn his nickname ?

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1st battle of bull run

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15
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What tactics were used early in the war?

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Napoleonic tactics

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16
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Name the 3 part Union strategy for victory :

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  1. Blockade all southern ports
  2. Take Richmond ASAP
  3. Take control of Mississippi and Tennessee river
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17
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What Union general won a series of battles out west?

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Grant

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18
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What battle was named after a church?

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Battle of Shiloh

19
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What Union general was slow and cautious ?

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George mcCellan

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What was the name of the Union ironclad?

A

U.S.S. Monitor

21
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What was the name of the confederate ironclad?

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C.S.S Merrimack

22
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What was the name of the 1st submarine to ever sink a ship?

23
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At what battle did Lee lose his battle plans?

A

Battle of Antietam

24
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What battle was the 12 bloodiest hours in U.S history?

A

Battle of Antietam

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What general wanted to build a pontoon bridge at Fredericksburg?
Burnside
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Who was killed at Chancellorsville?
Jackson
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Who was the Union general at Gettysburg?
Meade
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Why did the confederacy go to Gettysburg?
Lees army needed shoes
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Who led the famous charge at Gettysburg?
George Pickett
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What document declared that all slaves in the south should be free?
Proclamation
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Why battle was the turning point of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg
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Where did grant cutoff all supplies and starve civilians?
Vicksburg
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Where did the Massachusetts 54th lead the attack?
Ft.wager
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What word means "river of death"?
Chickamauga
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What Union general lead a march through Georgia?
Sherman
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What was the name of the famous confederate POW camp?
Andersonville
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Where did the confederacy finnaly surrender?
Appomattox court house
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In what building was Lincoln assassinated?
Fords theatre
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Who assassinated Lincoln?
John booth
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What was the name of lincolns famous speech?
Gettysburg address
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What amendment banned slavery?
The 13th
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What was used to direct artillery fire?
Hot air balloons
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Who was the secretary of war under pierce?
Jefferson Davis