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Chapter 19
The U.S. Civil War Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the Anaconda Plan do? | Blockade Southern ports to prevent the Confederacy from having exports and imports and send boats down the Mississippi River to capture key cities and split the Confederacy in half. |
| What battle occured in early 1862 and was fought on southern soil. The Union won this battle and it made Americans realize that the war would be long and bloody. | The Battle of Shiloh |
| What battle occured in late 1862 and was fought on northern soil. It was a draw and it boosted Northern morale and convinced President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. | The Battle of Antietam |
| Both the Union and the Confederacy wanted to get the __________ states on their side. The __________ states of the __________ were afraid they could not win the war without them and worried that if one state left others might follow. | border, northern, union |
| The __________ states of the Confederacy wanted to get the __________ states on their side because they knew those states could increase their strength. Plus, some were slave states. | southern, border |
| Who do these statements accurately describe? -She had strict rules for nurses -She was the superintendent of the United States Army Nurses | Dorothea Dix |
| What Battle does this describe? -It ended the South’s chances to win the war - It was a long battle and many Americans were killed. -It was a turning point in the war. | The Battle of Gettysburg |
| Why was the first Battle of Bull Run significant? | It was the first major battle and proved the war was going to be tougher than many people thought. |
| Which term best describes these states? Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware during the Civil War? | Border States |
| What describes West Virginia during the Civil War? | It was part of Virginia that refused to secede with the rest of the state. |
| Where did the Civil War officially end? | Appomattox Court House |
| Who was named "Angel of the Battlefield," nursed injured soldiers, brought supplies onto the battlefield and created the Red Cross? | Clara Barton |
| What Confederate general played a major role in the First Battle of Manassas, although he died from being wounded? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| What Union general was said to be the most capable of all the Union generals and therefore named commander of all Union armies? | Robert E. Lee |
| Who was the president of the Confederacy? | Jefferson Davis |
| Who was the president of the United States? | Abraham Lincoln |
| Did Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln both command an army? | Yes |
| What president wanted to preserve state's rights? | Jefferson Davis |
| What president wanted to preserve the Union? | Abraham Lincoln |
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