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U.S Studies-Ch 16.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Perhaps the most important border state was... | Maryland |
| In order to rejoin the Union in 1861, 48 counties organized themselves as a separate state called... | West Virginia |
| For the South, the primary aim of the war was to win recognition | As an independent nation |
| What was one of the main advantages of the South? | The strong support of its white population |
| Most soldiers, both Confederate and Union, came from | Farms |
| What was the first Confederate capital? | Richmond, Virginia |
| What was the Union's first strategy? | Blockade Southern ports |
| What is to go on the attack? | Offensive |
| What were Confederate soldiers called? | Rebels |
| What were Union soldiers called? | Yankees |
| The first major battle of the Civil War was at where? | Bull Run (Manassaa) |
| Who was the Union general who captured New Orleans? | George B. McClellan |
| The victorious Confederate army was only 20 miles from Washington D.C. After the second battle at... | Bull Run (Manassaa) |
| The single bloodiest day of the entire Vivil War took place at where? | Antietam |
| President Arbraham Lincoln became disgusted with George B. McClellan's performance and replaced him with who? | Ambrose Burnside |
| Who was the Confederate general? | "Stonewall" Jackson |
| Merrimack? | Virginia |
| People that were killed or wounded were called what? | Casualities |
| Who was the Union general at Shiloh? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| What was the Peninsula Campaign? | Seven Days' battles |
| From the start of the war, the North's main goal was to... | Preserve the Union |
| What law did Abraham Lincoln formally sign on January 1, 1863, which freed enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy? | Emancipation Proclamation |
| After Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which countries decided to withhold recognition of the Confederacy? | Britain and France |
| By the end of the war, African American volunteers made up nearly what percentage of the Union army? | 10 percent |
| By becoming Union soldiers, African Americans took an important step toward what? | Gaining equal pay |
| What means to free enslaved peoples? | Emancipate |
| What did the 13th Amendment do? | Freed enslaved Americans |
| What word means "to approve"? | Ratify |
| Who was a famous Union spy? | Harriet Tubman |
| What was the African American regiment? | 54th Massachusetts |
| Which woman fought for the Confederacy at the Fist Battle of Bull Run? | Loretta Janeta Velazquez |
| Who was the Southerner who established a hospital for soldiers in Richmond, Virginia? | Sally Tompkins |
| The law that required men between certain ages to serve in the army for three years was the what? | The draft |
| The worst disturbance concerning opposition to draft laws took place in? | New York City |
| To raise money for the war, the North printed what? | Greenbacks |
| What is general increase in prices called? | Inflation |
| Who was a Southern spy? | |
| Who founded the American Red Cross? | Clara Barton |
| Who were the Copperheads? | Peace Democrates |
| What were payments to encourage enlistment called? | Bounties |
| President Abraham Lincoln's address at what battlefield helped war-weary Americans focus on thei shared ideals? | Gettysburg |
| A nine-month siege resulted from Ulysses S. Grant's assault on the railroad center of... | Petersburg |
| What helped Lincoln win the 1864 election? | William T. Sherman's capture of Atlanta |
| Sherman's March to Savannah was called what? | Total war |
| General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in a small Virginia village called... | Appomattox Court House |
| Who was Robert E. Lee's opponent at Fredericksburg? | Ambrose Burnside |
| What is to "set up in a strong position" called? | Entrenched |
| What was the site of Pickett's Charge? | Battle of Gettysburg |
| Who was the commander of the Union armies? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| What took place on July 4, 1863? | The surrender of Vicksburg |
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