Unit 11 Test: Civil War Battles Flashcards

Memorize the meanings of the Battles (15 cards)

1
Q

What battle began the Civil War?

A

Fort Sumter

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2
Q

What battle featured a face off between two new ironclad ships that resulted in a draw?

A

Hampton Roads

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3
Q

What were the names of the two Ironclad chips that faced off in Hampton Roads?

A

U.S.S Monitor and C.S.S Virginia

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4
Q

What was the first major land battle of the war?

A

Bull Run

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5
Q

What battle was a shocking defeat for the Union?

A

Bull Run

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6
Q

Which battle gives General Ulysses S. Grant the nickname: “The Butcher?”

A

Shiloh

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7
Q

Which battle was the bloodiest single day in history with 23,000 casualties?

A

Antietam

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8
Q

What does the Emancipation Proclamation achieve? What was its purpose?

A

It made the Civil War about ending slavery in the United States and kept Europe (England/France) out of the war.

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9
Q

What battle was a major turning point in the war?

A

Gettysburg

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10
Q

What was the Gettysburg Address?

A

Lincoln says this is a war to preserve the country.
“America is not a collection of states but 1 nation of people.”

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11
Q

Was Sherman’s March to Sea successful?

A

Yes

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12
Q

What was Sherman’s March to Sea?

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Sherman’s men then marched across the the state of Georgia towards the Atlantic coast, the entire way they burned cities, stole crops and destroyed railroad lines.
This method of combat is called “Total War” meaning not only waging war against an enemy’s army but also it’s land and people

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13
Q

What was the Appomattox Court House?

A

General Lee surrenders his army of Northern Virginia.

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14
Q

What are the affects of the Civil War?

A
  • America is reunited
  • The era of Reconstruction begins in the South
  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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