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U.S. History Ch14
U.S. History Chapter 14 Vocabulary and Written Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anaconda Plan | effort to blockade the South and capture the Mississippi River |
| First Battle of Manassas | Bull Run -Confederates victorious - war would not be over quickly |
| Army of the Potomac | remnants of McDowell's army and raw recruits |
| Virginia | Southern ironclad that threatened to break the blockade |
| Monitor | Northern ironclad with a revolving gun turret |
| Valley Campaign | diversion of the two Union armies by a small Confederate force |
| Army of Northern Virginia | the South's main army in the East |
| Seven Day's Battles | the south's unsuccessful attempt to secure the Southern capital |
| Battle of Antietam | Confederate defensive line at Antietam Creek in Maryland |
| Battle of Gettysburg | marked the end of the South's offensive capabilities |
| Fort Henry and Fort Donelson | forts captured by Grant, making Tennessee open to Union advances |
| Battle of Shiloh | costly Union victory, general Johnston died, Grant "caught napping" |
| Vicksburg | important river fort |
| Copperheads | southern sympathizers in the North |
| Wilderness Campaign | month-long series of battles in "The Wilderness" |
| March to the Sea | North tried to march right through the South |
| Siege of Petersburg | 25 mile-long siege at a major railroad junction for nine months |
| Appomattox Court House | Lee met Grant and agreed on terms of surrender for the Army of Northern Virginia |
| Peninsular Campaign | early, unsuccessful attempt to capture the Southern capital |
| What was the central issue that sparked the war? | nature of the Union |
| What was one of the South's primary advantages at the outset of the war? | agriculture |
| Why did the North attempt to capture the Mississippi River? | to cut off southern supplies |
| What was the South's basic strategy for victory during the war? | defense |
| Where did most of the fighting occur in the East? | Virginia |
| What was the first major land battle of the war? | First Manassas |
| What battle was the bloodiest day of the Civil War? | Gettysburg |
| What battle resulted in the Emancipation Proclamation? | Battle of Antietam |
| Battle of Chancellorsville | where Stonewall Jackson was shot and later died of pneumonia, but victory for the South |
| Picket's Charge | last ditch effort by Confederates to win Gettysburg |
| What famous speech did Lincoln give to dedicate a war cemetery for one of the bloodiest battles of the war? | Gettysburg Address |
| Where did the Confederates win most of the major battles? | East |
| What battle did Grant cut his army off from his supply bases to surprise his enemy? | Vicksburg |
| What battle did Grant's army get caught napping? | Shiloh |
| What battle loss gave the North control of the Mississippi River? | New Orleans |
| What is conscription? | drafting |
| What caused a major riot in New York in 1863? | the draft |
| What is a border state? | slave states that did not secede from the Union |
| What state was unconstitutionally admitted to the Union during the war? | West Virginia |
| During the war, Lincoln sometimes acted ______ | beyond his constitutional powers |
| Who were the copperheads? | southern sympathizers in the north |
| What event almost brought Britain into the war? | Trent Affair |
| What was the Emancipation Proclamation? | freed the slaves |
| What was Grant's greatest defeat? | Battle of Cold Harbor |
| Why did Grant continue to fight after suffering so many losses in the eastern campaign of 1864-1865? | Grant could replace his numbers |
| What was the dollar value of Sherman's destruction of southern property? | $100,000,000 |
| ____ was the effort to capture the rail center feeding Richmond. | Siege of Petersburg |
| Where was the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia? | Appomattox |
| What war was the bloodiest war in our history? | Civil War |
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