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Flashcards by Charles Swanepoel, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Charles Swanepoel
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| Question | Answer |
| What is a civil war? | A civil war is a war between people of the same country. |
| Why was the civil war fought? | The American Civil War was fought to keep the South from leaving the Union. |
| What was the major issue that separated the North from the South? | Slavery was the major issue that separated the North from the South. |
| Where did the civil war begin? | Fort Sumter was where the civil war began |
| When did the civil war begin? | April 12, 1861, is when the civil war began |
| After the attack on Fort Sumter, how many volunteers did Lincoln call for? | 75,000 volunteers is how many Lincoln called for after the attack on Fort Sumter |
| When did Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee secede? | April - May |
| How many confederate states said that slavery was right? | 11 Confederate States |
| Which part of Virginia was opposed to slavery and was admitted to the union in 1863? | West Virginia was opposed to slavery and was admitted to the union in 1863. |
| Which four slave states stayed with the union? | Maryland Delaware Kentucky Missouri |
| What was the strengths of the North? | People: 21 million in N, only 9 in S Over a million industrial workers working in thousands of factories Greater food production Extensive railway and telegraph system (transport and communication) |
| What were the strengths of the South? | “King Cotton” 1st rate Generals Home-field advantage Closer to supplies More motivated b/c protecting their homes |
| What was the 1st part of the Union’s 3 Part Plan- Scott’s Anaconda Plan? | Navy blockade Southern ports (no exporting cotton, no importing manufactured goods) |
| What was the 2nd part of the Union’s 3 Part Plan- Scott’s Anaconda Plan? | Union riverboats control the Mississippi river to spilt Confederacy in 2 |
| What was the 3rd part of the Union’s 3 Part Plan- Scott’s Anaconda Plan? | Capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, VA |
| What was the Battle of Bull Run? | It was the 1st bloodshed in the civil war |
| How far was the battle of Bull Run from DC? | 25 miles |
| This battle of bull run was an early Union advantage but who refused to back down? | “Stonewall” Jackson refused to back down |
| What did the Southern victory do in the battle of Bull Run? | Crushed the Union (morale and men) |
| What did the North realize | The North realized after this battle that the war would not be easy and would not be over soon, as they originally thought. |
| What did Lincoln do after the battle of Bull Run? | Lincoln stepped up enlistments |
| Who led the troops? | General George McClellan to lead troops |
| Who was the brave and decisive general? | General Ulysses S. Grant (brave, decisive) |
| What did Grant do when he invaded Tennessee | He won Fort Henry & Fort Donelson |
| Why did Ulysses S. Grant narrowly win the battle of Shiloh? | He failed to have his troops dig trenches |
| About how many men died or were wounded in the battle of Shiloh? | Approx 25,000 of men who fought = dead/wounded which was a BLOODY! battle |
| Who did Ulysses S. Grant work with to take New Orleans | Work with David Farragut to take New Orleans |
| What was the Ironclad? | A ship with iron plates on it to protect it from cannon fire. |
| When was the Battle of the Ironclads? | Met in battle in March, 1862 |
| How were cannons and bullets becoming more dangerous | They were becoming more pointed |
| How were rifles becoming more dangerous? | The rifles were becoming more accurate |
| What was the name of the new Confederate General? | Robert E. Lee (modest, and thought outside the box) |
| What did Robert E. Lee do? | Drove away Union forces from Richmond |
| How did the Union find his plans about trying to take Washington? | Found plans in a box of stolen Confederate cigarettes |
| What was the Battle of Antietam? | It was the 1st time the Confederates invaded Northern territory |
| Who led the Confederate army in the Battle of Antietam? | Robert E. Lee led the Confederate army in the Battle of Antietam? |
| When did the Battle of Antietam start? | Sept. 17, 1862 |
| How long did the Battle of Antietam last? | The Battle of Antietam lasted 12 hours. |
| What kind of day was the Battle of Antietam in US History | It was the bloodiest battle day in United States history. |
| How many men lost their lives in the Battle of Antietam? | 26,000 men lost their lives that day |
| Who won the battle of Antietam? | The Union Army |
| Which General was fired by Abraham Lincoln because he didn't pursue and win the war? | McCellan |
| After secession, what did the South believe that | foreign dependence on Southern cotton (esp. GB) would earn them international recognition and aid |
| What did Great Britain rely on North for? | wheat and corn |
| When was the Emancipation Proclamation made? | January 1, 1863 |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | It declared that all slaves should be set free in the Confederacy. |
| What else did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | Allowed blacks to serve in the Union army and navy |
| What happened when the South ignored the Emancipation Proclamation? | Changed the focus of the war to slavery? |
| How did Lincoln deal with disloyalty forcefully? | Suspended writ of habeas corpus (holding ppl without formal charges) Jefferson Davis followed suit |
| What did heavy causalities/desertion cause? | conscription (draft that forced men to join the army) |
| What did conscription lead to? | Riots in the North |
| What amount of the African American population served in the army? | 1% of N pop: 180,000 served in army (10% of Union army) |
| What happened when African Americans served in the army? | Still suffered heavy discrimination, were commanded by white officers and received less pay |
| Most though it was glorious but these conditions caused it to not be. | Unhealthy/filthy conditions, limited diet, inadequate medical care (tech for killing better than saving) |
| What happened to people who went to war? | Lived in rubbish heaps, body lice, dysentery, open latrines- worse in prisons (15% U died in C, 12% C) |
| What jobs did women work during the war? | They worked as Nurses, in factories, managing businesses, etc. |
| Who was the most famous nurse from the Union? | The most famous nurse from the Union was Clara Barton. |
| What else did Clara Barton do? | She also helped organize the American Red Cross. |
| What did the South's economy experience during the war | Food shortages (Union occupation of farmland, loss of enslaved field workers, manpower drained into army) |
| What happened to food prices during the war. | Food prices skyrocketed- inflation up 7,000% |
| What did the civil war do to the South's economy | Need for army supplies increased factory production (wool mills = clothes, steel foundries, etc.) |
| What happened to workers during the civil war. | White males replaced with women/blacks/immigrants |
| What happened in Congress? | Congress passed 1st national income tax |
| Where did victories happen in 1863 for the South? | Fredricksburg Chancellorsville |
| What happened in the victories | Stonewall Jackson shot and eventually died |
| What was Lee forced to need? | Forced Lee to need a Confederate victory (supplies, improve public opinion) |
| What was the Battle of Gettysburg | The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest battles of the war. |
| When did the Battle of Gettysburg take place? | It took place from July 1-3, 1863 |
| How many people were killed or wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg? | More than 50,000 men were killed or wounded in the battle. |
| What happened after the Union won the battle | Many Northerners started supporting the army after this by lending them money to help pay for the war. |
| What did Abraham Lincoln do several months after the Battle of Gettysburg | Several months after the Battle of Gettysburg, President Lincoln went to the battlefield to dedicate a cemetery in honor of all those who had died. |
| After Lincoln spoke for two minutes after the Battle of Gettysburg | It unified the nation |
| What do defeats at Gettysburg & Vicksburg do? | Could not attack anymore- best course of action = destroy N morale and work towards cease arms |
| Who does Ulysses S. Grant appoint the commander of a division in Mississippi? | William Tecumseh Sherman |
| What was Grant and Tecumseh's plan | Destroy people’s will for the war to continue Grant – decimate Lee’s army in VA Sherman – raid GA |
| What happened during Sherman's March? | Total path of destruction (burning everything in its wake-housing, livestock, railroads, etc.) Determined to ruin southern morale by terrorizing civilians and make them sick of war Burned his way to Atlanta freeing slaves as he went |
| What happened in November. 6, 1864 | President Lincoln was reelected as president of the Union (Sherman’s victories inspired the N and helped Lincoln win reelection) |
| How did the civil war end? | Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, in Appomattox, VA |
| How did Abraham Lincoln die? | while enjoying a night at the theater with his wife, Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. He died at 7:22 a.m. the next day. |
| Which amendment ended slavery | the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. This amendment abolished (ended) slavery. |
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