Unit 5 Topic 2

Question 1

How did the Union view the war?

Answer 1

The Union viewed the war as a rebellion.

Question 2

How did the Confederacy view the war?

Answer 2

The Confederacy viewed the war as a war for independence.

Question 3

What is Fort Sumter?

Answer 3

Fort Sumter is a Union fort located in Charleston, S.C.

Question 4

When was Fort Sumter attacked?

Answer 4

Fort Sumter was attacked in April 1861.

Question 5

What event did the attack on Fort Sumter start?

Answer 5

The attack on Fort Sumter started the Civil War.

Question 6

What was South’s Plan regarding the North’s invasion?

Answer 6

Let the North invade until it tires of war.

Question 7

What did the South hope for in terms of foreign support?

Answer 7

Hoped the British and French would support them.

Question 8

What was the first component of North’s Plan?

Answer 8

Blockade Southern ports

Question 9

What was the second component of North’s Plan?

Answer 9

Control the MS river and split confederacy

Question 10

What was the third component of North’s Plan?

Answer 10

Occupy Confederate capital city

Question 11

Who was the President of the USA during the Union leadership?

Answer 11

Abraham Lincoln

Question 12

Who was the General for the Union Army?

Answer 12

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 13

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

Answer 13

Jefferson Davis

Question 14

Who was the Supreme General of the Confederacy?

Answer 14

Robert E. Lee

Question 15

Who was an important General for the Confederacy?

Answer 15

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

Question 16

What was the Massachusetts 54th?

Answer 16

An all-black Union regiment that attacked forts in South Carolina.

Question 17

Who was Robert Smalls?

Answer 17

An escaped slave who stole a Confederate ship, served as a spy for the Union, and was a member of the House of Representatives.

Question 18

Who started the American Red Cross?

Answer 18

Clara Barton

Question 19

What did Clara Barton do during battles?

Answer 19

Brought supplies to battles

Question 20

What role did Clara Barton have for wounded soldiers?

Answer 20

Nursed wounded soldiers

Question 21

Who was Mary Edwards Walker?

Answer 21

A physician and the first female surgeon in the US Army.

She was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Question 22

What was the Louisiana Native Guard?

Answer 22

The first regiment that fought for the Confederacy and then switched to fight for the Union.

They helped secure control of the Mississippi River.

Question 23

What was the initial sentiment of soldiers before battle?

Answer 23

At first, soldiers were excited for battle, but when the realities of war set in, they changed their minds.

Question 24

What were the conditions of a soldier’s life?

Answer 24

Harsh conditions, physical demands, and illness.

Question 25

What type of combat characterized battles?

Answer 25

Powerful weapons in close quarters hand-to-hand combat.

Question 26

Where did the Battle of Manassas take place?

Answer 26

Manassas, Virginia

Question 27

What was the Union's objective in the Battle of Manassas?

Answer 27

To capture the Confederate capital, Richmond.

Question 28

What were the Confederates defending during the Battle of Manassas?

Answer 28

The capital of Richmond.

Question 29

Who won the Battle of Manassas?

Answer 29

The Confederates won.

Question 30

Where did the Battle of Shiloh take place?

Answer 30

Shiloh, TN

Question 31

What were the Union and Confederate forces fighting for in the Battle of Shiloh?

Answer 31

Control of a major railroad junction

Question 32

Who won the Battle of Shiloh?

Answer 32

Union won

Question 33

What was the strategic importance of New Orleans in the Civil War?

Answer 33

New Orleans was crucial for the Union to control trade on the Mississippi River and to split the Confederacy.

Question 34

Why did the Confederacy need New Orleans?

Answer 34

The Confederacy needed New Orleans to distribute supplies to the rest of the South and to trade with Europe.

Question 35

Who won the Battle of New Orleans?

Answer 35

The Union won the Battle of New Orleans.

Question 36

Louisiana Tigers:

Answer 36

group of working class soldiers untrained, fierce, and undisciplined both Union and Confederacy fear them

Question 37

What happened when Union Army occupied the South?

Answer 37

slaves were freed

Question 38

What did General Benjamin Butler do?

Answer 38

he was a military commander of occupied New Orleans

Question 39

Who seized Confederate property

Answer 39

General Benjamin Butler

Question 40

Who executed people who were simply suspicious

Answer 40

General Benjamin Butler

Question 41

What order did General Benjamin Butler issue

Answer 41

He issued the OK the mistreat women