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civil war
SJJ academy s.s. ch 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| where the first shots of the civil war were fired. | Fort Sumter, S.C |
| Who fired the first shots? | The South |
| Why was the location of Ft. Sumter important? | It controlled the entrance to Charleston Harbor. |
| Why was cotton important to the Confederacy? | It was the main source of income and the Confederacy tried to gain the hellp of England and France in the war by withholding its export. |
| Name the border states. | Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland |
| What are the border states? | States with slaves that chose to stay with the Union. |
| This battle was where the Union gained control of the Mississippi River. | The Seige of Vicksburg |
| Became the Confederate capital in 1861. | Richmond, Virginia |
| The North's strategy to stop shipping in the South | The Anaconda Plan |
| Three advantages that the North had at the start of the Civil War. | 1. Larger population 2. More resources including railroads, factories and money 3. an established army and navy |
| what is it called when armed forces prevent the transporation of goods or people into or out of an area? | blockade |
| what was the major economic product of the South? | cotton (King Cotton) |
| Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War | Battle of Antietam |
| Did more soldiers die in battle of or disease? | Disease |
| Confederate General who decided to attck the North | Robert E. Lee |
| Why did Lee decide to attack the North? | 1. Force Lincoln to talk 2. Give Virginia farmers a chance to harvest crops 3. South could take the crops for food |
| 1862 Battle where Union captures New Orleans and controls most of the Mississippi River. | Battle of Shiloh |
| Reasons men chose to join the army | 1/ Adventure 2. Glory 3. Money 4. Escape from factory and farm work 5. Loyalty to state and/or country |
| Gun with grooved barrel that caused a bullet to spin through the air. | Rifle |
| Bullet with a hollow base that shot further anad with more accuracy. | Minie Ball |
| Warships covered in iron plates to protect it. | Ironclads |
| Confederate ironclad | Virginia (Merrimac) |
| Union ironclad | Monitor |
| Union General who fought in the west | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Confederate General that earned his nickname at the 1st Battle of Bull Run | Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson |
| Who was Abraham Lincoln? | President of the United States during the Civil War. |
| What strategies did the North have at the start of the war? | 1. They planned to us the navy to blockade the South's ports (Anaconda Plan) 2. They planned to divide the Confederacy by taking control of the Mississippi River. |
| What strategies did the South plan to use to win the war? | 1. Fight a defensive war 2. Seize Washington D.C. 3. Sell cotton to foreign nations to get money to fight the war |
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mchambers
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