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civil war 1861-1865
s.s. team 8-1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| list three differences between the various sections of the US in the 19th century. | 1. climate2. economy3. attitudes |
| which best describes life in the northern states/ | rapid industrialization |
| which best describes life in the southern states? | agricultural economy based on cotton |
| t/f? although there were differences between sections of the contry the major areas of the north and south were identical | f |
| in what three areas were the intellectual and moral leaders located? | 1. new york2. pennsylvania3. new england states |
| t/f? people from the wilderness and the land west of the ohio river were very loyal tothe union (US of A) | t |
| the generally accepted boundary between the north and the wouth was called the ? | mason-dixon line |
| heavy cotton production and slavery were mostly found in the ? | deep south |
| list the percent of slave in the population of the areas below.upper south ?deep south ?mississippi ?s. carolina ? | 30475557 |
| list 4 things that resulted from the slavery issue as new states entered the union. | 1. fugitive slave law2. compromise of 18503. kansas-nebraska act4. dred scott decision |
| one issue added to the slavery debate was the question of ? versus a strong central government. | states rights |
| the abolitionist ? attempted to capture the federal armory at harpers ferry | john brown |
| US troops under ? captured john brown | colonel robert e. lee |
| t/f? john brown was hanged for his treason in attempting to start a slave rebellion. | t |
| the 2nd development that brought the nation closer to war was the rise of the ? | republican party |
| t/f? the election of abraham lincoln the republican candidate in nov. 1860 was considered by the deep south to be a victory for abolition | t |
| what caused south carolina to be the first state to secede from the union? | the election of abraham lincoln in 1860 |
| t/f? compromise was successful leading up to the civil war | f |
| in 1861 couth carolina declared itself an independent ? | nation |
| mafor robert andeson and his federal (union) garrison were station and ? in the middle of chrleston harbor | fort sumter |
| t/f? president james buchanan sent immediate help to anderson and his men | f |
| list the states of the deep south in order of secession | 1. misssissippi2. florida3. alabama4. georgia5. louisiana6. texas |
| the star of the west was a ship sent to re supply ? | fort sumter. |
| any attempt to assist the fort sumter garrison would be considered an ? | act of war |
| on feb 4th, a convention of the 7 seceded states met in alabama and organized a provisional government called the ? | confederate states of america |
| t/f? jefferson davis worked hard and greatly desired to become the president of the confederacy | f |
| ? was selected as vice president of the confederacy | t |
| davis and stephens were elected to please the ? | upper south |
| t/f? lincoln pledged in his inaugural address not to interfere with slavery where it existed. | t |
| t/f? lincoln said that the secession of southern states was perfectly legal according to the constitution | f |
| the south considered every word of lincolns inaugural address as nothing short of a ? | declaration of war |
| the appointed commander of all confederate military forces arount fort sumter was ? | P.G.T. beauregard |
| t/f? major anderson tried to stall for time while during negotitiations for surrender in order for tunion reinforcements to arrive | t |
| t/f? union forces at fort sumter fired the first shots of the civil war | f |
| after fort sumter the states of ?,?,? and ? proceeded to join the conederacy | virginia, arkansas, north carolina and tennessee |
| t/f? both the north and south had difficulty getting volunteers to fight in the civi war | f |
| t/f? both the north and wouth believed that the civil war would be a very shourt war. | t |
| lincoln placed the city of ? under martial law for the res of the civil war | balitimore |
| the ? was a perfect route for an invading force to reach washington | shenandoah valley |
| the battle of manassas was called the battle of ? in the north | bull run |
| t/f? the battle of rull run proved that the war would not be a quick, one battle war | t |
| general winfield scott's nickname was ? | old fuss and feathers |
| ? replaced winfield scott as the leader of thearmy of the potomac | george b mcclellan |
| general US grant won an early victory in the state of ? | kentucky |
| to defend tennessee the confedracy built ? on the tennessee river and ? on the cumberland river | fort henry, fort donelson |
| the battle of ? had over 24000 casualties and proved that the war would be a long and bloody conflict | shiloh |
| which of these helped US grant developed a reputation as a great militarty leader for the union? | success in western battles |
| t/f? crant knew snce the biginning of the war that he ould have great success in the militarty | f |
| which of these was one ot eh principal strategies for the union? | splitting the confederacy by controlling the mississippi river |
| who reclaimed new orleans in the name of the US of A? | david G farragut |
| what city remained as the only obstacle to the union's complete control of the mississippi | vicksburg |
| the first battle between steel warships was between the USS ? and the CSS ? | monitor, virginia |
| t/f? general mcclellans army of the potomac was more successful than grant's army in the west | f |
| t/f? general mcclellan was eoted for his army too slow and notbeing more aggressive | t |
| the US capital of washington and the confederate capital richmond were only ? miles apart | 100 |
| t/f? one reason that mcclellan was so slow to move the army of the potomac was because of his master planning ability | t |
| t/f? mcclellans delays and non aggressive movement sometimes allowed the confederates to gather reinforcements | t |
| stonewall jackson's army in the shenandoah valley ? | inflicted twice the casualties even thought they were out numbered |
| who replaced jonston after he was woulnded at the battle of seven pines? | robert e lee |
| t/f? robert e lee had started the war with a string of fairlures (lost battles) in westeren VA | t |
| robert e lee had been the mastermind behind stonewall jackson's diversion in the shenandoah valley | t |
| stonewall jackson trusted ? more than anyone else | robert e lee |
| through his aggressive battlefield tactics, robert e lee ? | kept mcclellans army on the defensive and saved the city of richmond from being captured by the union (both A and B) |
| the next phase of fighting in the eastern theater was the ? | 2ND MANASSAS |
| pope's mission was to march inot ? and create a new front for the confederates to deal with | virginia |
| t/f? the army of virginia had a long, successful campaign during the civil war | f |
| pope was transferred to minnesota fmostly for his ? | irritating personality |
| which of these was the bloodiest single day in american history? | battle of antietam |
| t/f? the onset of winter in 1862 greatly slowed down military operations | f |
| confederate commander earl van dorn was shot and killed by a ? | jealous husband |
| mcclellan was replaced with ? who doubted his own ability to command such a huge army | ambrose burnside |
| many of burnsie's men were slaughtered due to poor leadership at the battle of ? | fredericksburg |
| east of the mountains of tennessee, ? and his army reigned superem on the battlefield. | robert e lee |
| 1863 opened with lincoln's ? taking effect | emancipatino proclamation |
| slaves in territories still at war with the united states were now called ? | free |
| who would really be the "great emancipators"? | union generals and their armys |
| lincoln's proclamation also allowed fromer slaves to be admitted to the ? | armed forces |
| eventually, and estimated ? blacks entered federal service | 200,000 |
| some commanders such as ? refused to accept black units | general william t sherman |
| t/f? black soldiers were never really accepted as equals by most of their white comrades in arms | t |
| the confederate government decreed that white officers commanding black units were guilty of inciting ? and thus subject ot ? if captured | slave uprisings, execution |
| when referring to black soldiers what is meant by "they rarely ended up on prisoner lists?" | the took great risks and WERE EXCECUTED |
| general burnside was replaced by ? as leader of the army of the potomac | general joeseph hooker |
| who won the battle of chancellorsville? | robert e lee and stonewall jackson's forces |
| which on the was called lee's great victory? | battle of chancellorsville |
| at the battle of chancellorville, ? was wounded by his own men and died shortly after | mighty stonewall |
| who controlled robert e lee's first corps? | james longstreet |
| the flamboyant jeb stuart was in control of lee's ? | calvary |
| t/f? jeb sturart's men won the largest cavalry fight on the north american continent at brandy station | t |
| which of these was not a reason for lee's invasion of the north? | the union army was greatly outnumbered by the confederates |
| t/f? northern peace democrts called copperheads sough a politically negotioated end to the war | t |
| t/f? jeb stuart and his cavalry never left their scouting position for lee's amry | f |
| hooker had been relieved of command of the army of the potomac and replaced by ? | general george g meade |
| lee said that meade wouldn't make the carless ? that other yankee commanders had made | mistakes |
| which of these in NOT true of the battle of gettysburg? | the south won their greatest victory of the civil war |
| who was the commanding general of the union army at the battle of gettysburg? | ullysses s grant |
| with victories at vicksburg and port hudson the union now held control of the ? river | mississippi |
| the ? under Col. robert shaw was an all black unit that attacked fort wagner | 54th massachusetts |
| t/f? in the north, draft riots in NYC claimed lives and property | t |
| in 1863, west virginia became a separate state and become loyal to the ? | union |
| which of the men embarrassed the confederacy even in victory? | william quantrill |
| quantrill's force was more of a ? than an organized ? unit | gang, military |
| lest some veterans of the border violence who would write a new chapter in american history. | jesse and frank james, the younger brothers and outlaws of the wild west |
| lincoln was worried that he might have anothe mcclellan on his hands. who was he worried about? | general rosecrans |
| t/f? the confederates won the battle of chickamauga | t |
| t/f? after the battle of chickamauga, general rosecrans was applauded by abe lincoln for a job well done | f |
| who was the man who took over for rosecrans? | general george h thomas |
| what was general thomas nickname? | rock of chickamauga |
| list 2 men who had stayed on in a subordinate role after failing as the potomac army's commander? | burnside, general joe hooker |
| what inspired the yankee's below from high atop lookout mountain? | stars and stripes |
| all of chattanooga and its mtns and ridges belonged to ? | grant |
| the confederate supply center was located in the city of ? | atlanta |
| the american civil was ? years old | 2 1/2 |
| one price of war as always was the loos of ? amoung the nation's youth | innocence |
| t/f? the days of saber swinging cavaliers on horseback were over | t |
| describe the concept of total war | making civilians as well as soldiers feel the sharp edge of man's sword |
| who chose to halt prisoner exchanges? | the union |
| the most notorious prision of all was the confederate prison at ? | andersville, GA |
| t/f? over 13000 prisoners died at andersonville | t |
| cut an army's supply lin and it oul hvae to ? | reteeat |
| something that william t sherman learned was that the south had a remarkable cavalry commander named ? | nathan bedford forrest |
| what was the cavalry commander's nickname? | wizard of the saddle |
| grant was the premier commander of the union forces in teh west who was the premier commander of union forces in the east? | george meade |
| what did grant do at the battle of the wilderness? | attack |
| grant was criticized for losing too many men at what battle? | wilderness |
| PA miners played a mojor part in which battle? | the crater |
| a year and a day after ?'s death jeb stuart was mortally wounded at yellow tavern | stonewall jackson's |
| in the invasion of GA the key to the campaign was control of the ? | railroads |
| which realroad was johnston's supply link to atlanta? | western and atlantic |
| who did jefferson davis appoint to relieve general johnston? | john bell hood |
| hood sought to emulate the attle winning exploints of his mentor and the great ? | stonewall jackson |
| what city was surrendered to william t shermans men on sep 2? | atlanta |
| the democrats nominated general ? for president on the so called peace at any price platform | george b mcclellan |
| who won the naval victory at mobile bay in august? | admiral farragut |
| what did sherman and his army do to atlanta in mid nov? | set fire to any buildings used for war |
| the ? across georgia ended with the captrue of ? on dec 21 | march to sea, savannah |
| any hope of confederate sucess in TN was dashed at the battle of ? | nashville |
| as the last winter of the war approached the confederacy had little hope of making up for the losses of 1864 in ?, ? and most of all in ? | territory, strategic cities, and manpower |
| the tiny confedearte submarine ? sank the federal ship housatonic near charles, SC | hunley |
| who was the young actor performing in NY in a production of julius ceasar? | john wilkes booth |
| lincoln held firm for the unconditinal preservation of the ? but implied liberal treatment of ? | union, southerners |
| list 2 north carolina cities that saw fighting in march of 1865? | kinston, fayetteville |
| on march 13, president davis signed into law a bill authorizing the recruitment of ? troops to fight in ? service in exchange for their ? | black troops, confederate, freedom |
| everything of military value in richmond was lput to the torch by retreating ? | confederates |
| lee surrendered to grant at ?, VA on april 9th 1865 | appomattox court house |
| the last land battle of the war occurred thousands of ailes away near ? on may 12 | brownsville, TX |
| what happenened on april 14th? | john wilkes booth shot president lincoln at ford's theatre |
| t/f? 3 other co conspirators were hanged for the assassination attempt lincoln including the first woman executed by the federal government | t |
| descreibe the event referred to by "the grim reaper " | the sultanas boilers exploded killing upwards of 1800 people |
| carpetbaggers | northeren opportunists who picked at the southern economy |
| scalawags | a nickname for southerners who assisted northernors |
| what did woutherners eventually call the era of reconstruction? | tragic era |
| who was the only southerner hanged for war crimes? | captain henry wirz |
| military pccupation of the south remained until ? | 1877 |
| according to the 1860 census there ? slaves in american and almost a half million ? | 4 million, free negroes |
| 13th amendment | ended slavery |
| 14th amendment | citizenship to blacks |
| 15th amendment | blacks could vote |
| KKK? | from scaring away blacks to lynching |
| not until vietnam was added in did american losses in all other wars finally surpass the loss of americans in the ? | civil war |
| an est. ? deaths occurred in the civil war | 600,000 |
| a new nation emerged, forged in ? and baptized in the ? of her youth | battle, blood |
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