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Ch. 5 The Civil War
Question | Answer |
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Which side had more population and resources? | Union/North |
What battle was the single bloodiest day in American history? | Antietam |
The Union's Military Strategy. | The Anaconda Plan |
The belief that a state should have more power than the national government. | States' Rights |
Which state was the first to secede? | South Carolina |
South Carolina legislatures signed this secede from the Union. | The Declaration of the Causes of Secession |
When did the Civil War start? | April 12th, 1861 |
What were the first shots of the Civil War? | Fort Sumter |
The first submarine to sink a ship. | The Hunley |
The president of the Confederacy. | Jefferson Davis |
What was the name for states between the deep south and the north? | Border States |
This type of war includes, new technologies and all aspects and resources of a society. | Modern total war |
He stole a confederate ship, The Planter, and sailed it Union waters. | Robert Smalls |
Where was the Confederate Capital moved to? | Richmond, VA |
This 3 day battle was a turning point of the war. | Gettysburg |
Military leader of the Confederacy. | Robert E. Lee |
Being drafted into the military is called what? | Conscription |
What is it when prices rise rapidly and the value of money decreases? | Inflation |
Military leader of the Union who won the Civil War. | Grant |
The Union Navy created this around the east coast to prevent the South from getting supplies. | Naval Blockade. |
The type of war the South was forced to fight. | Defensive |
This battle was a Confederate win and showed that the war would be long and bloody. | First Battle of Bull Run |
Th e first shots of the Civil War. | Battle of Fort Sumter |
This event caused SC to immediately secede from the Union. | Election of 1860 |
Created by Abraham Lincoln, this made the war a fight against slavery. | Emancipation Proclamation |
More population, more factories, more railroads. | Northern advantages |
Turning point of the war in the North | Gettysburg |
Turning point of the war in the South/West | Vicksburg |
The last major battle of the Civil War and Lee's surrender | The Battle of Appomattox Courthouse |