Flashcards
Civil War Test 5th Grade A Nation at War
Cards in this deck (51)
- 1The Northern TroopsUnion
- 2The Southern TroopsConfederacy
- 3The Civil War began when the Confederate Troops fired shots at ___________Fort Sumter
- 4A Civil War is a war between ___________people who live in the same country
- 5The first major battle of the Civil War was __________The Battle of Bull Run
- 6General Thomas Jackson who held his ground in a Virginia battle was nicknamed"Stonewall Jackson"
- 7The system used to determine who will serve in the military is called a _____________Draft
- 8The __________ plan by Winfield Scott cut supplies off from the SOuthAnaconda
- 9The Anaconda plan included these three parts: 1. Blockade the ______ Seaports 2. Take Control of the ____ River 3. Invade the ________1. Southern
2. Mississippi
3. South - 10What crop did the SOutherners believe would help them finance the war (but it didn't)Cotton
- 11What Battle was fought in Tennessee with a Union Victory after a surprise Confederate attack?Battle of Shiloh
- 12What type of war is it when both sides strike against the economy & the civilians as well?Total War
- 13Name 3 types of technology that were new during the Civil War period....1. Telegraphs
2. Submarines
3. Ironclads - 14Women had the following role(s) in the Civil War: planned parties? (yes or no) were nurses? (yes or no) Made Tents? (yes or no) were spies? (yes or no) fought in battle? (yes or no)nurses, tents and spies - yes
parties & battle - no - 15What battle did the Union (North) win in Maryland at a creek where over 6,000 men died?Battle of Antietam
- 16What document was signed in 1863 that freed all slaves in the COnfederacy?Emancipation Proclammation
- 17What was different about the 54th regiment that attacked Fort Wagner, Sc?All members of the regiment were African American
- 18What city was crucial for the Union to control in order to control the Mississippi River?Vicksburg, Mississippi
- 19Who was the Commander of the Confederate troops?General Robert E Lee
- 20What city in Pennsylvania did the bloodiest battle ever in North America take place?Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- 21Who delivered the famous Gettysburg address speech?Abraham Lincoln
- 22What was the name of one of the greatest speeches of all time that was delivered by a president in a cemetery?The Gettysburg Address
- 23Who was put in command of the entire Union Army?General Ulysses S. Grant
- 24The COnfederate Capital was in ___________Richmond, Virginia
- 25Who led the march from Atlanta to Savannah, GA that burned & destroyed everything in sight?General Sherman
- 26Was Abraham Lincoln re-elected after the war turned in favor of the North?Yes
- 27Which General surrendered at the Appomatox Courthouse that ended the Civil War? AND which side did he represent that surrendered?General Robert E Lee
Confederate (South) - 28Did the North take prisoners at the end of the War?NO
- 29Lincoln wanted to put away all malice between all people in the country - what does malice mean?bad feelings towards each other
- 30President Lincoln was assassinated only 1 week after the Civil War ended. Assassinated means.....an important person is killed
- 31Were more battles of the Civil War fought in the North or the South?South
- 32Which side had more population?North
- 33Skills that Southerners were more skilled inriding
shooting
hunting - 34Who assassinated President Lincoln?John Wilkes Booth
- 35Did the Battle of Gettysburg last more or less than a week?less
- 36Was the South in good shape financially strong after the war?No
- 37Did both the North and South draft men to serve in the war?yes
- 38Is it true that only men contributed to the war effort?not true - women had important roles also (just not fighting)
- 39What did Lincoln want to dedicate to the soldiers?a cemetery
- 40Were the African American American & White soldiers treated equally off the Battlefield?No
- 41Was Ulysses S Grant put in charge of the Union army?yes
- 42Jefferson Davis was President of the _____________Confederacy
- 43What was the capital of the COnfederacy?Richmond, VA
- 44Was Atlanta captured and burned during Sherman's march?yes
- 45What 4 things did the North have more of than the South?factories
population
railroads
supplies - 46Who developed the Anaconda Plan?Winfield Scott
- 47Sherman's march went from Atlanta to ________Savannah
- 48In what state did the Battle of Shiloh happen?Tennessee
- 49Who won the first major battle - the North or the South?South
- 50What was the factor that helped the Confederacy win the first major battle?they had fresh troops
- 51which side started preparing for the war the earliest?South (COnfederacy)