Question 1

Second American Revolution

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Alternative name some historians use for the Civil War because of the fundamental and profound changes that occurred in freedom, industrialization and modernization.

Question 2

Confederate States of America

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Country formed by the seceded Southern states in 1861 with a constitution modeled after the U.S. Constitution, but included protections of slavery and banned protective tariffs.

Question 3

Jefferson Davis

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President of the Confederate States of America who struggled to garner adequate public support and faced great difficulties in uniting the Confederate states under one central authority.

Question 4

Alexander H. Stephens

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Vice president of the Confederate States of America who eventually urged for the secession of Georgia from the Confederacy in response to attempts by Davis to expand central authority.

Question 5

Winfield Scott

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General-in-Chief of the Union army at the beginning of the Civil War who created and advocated for the Anaconda Plan in order to win the war.

Question 6

Anaconda Plan

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Successful Union military plan during the Civil War developed by Winfield Scott that involved taking the Mississippi River and forming a Southern blockade with the U.S. Navy to cut off supplies.

Question 7

Bull Run

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First major battle of the Civil War, which ended in a Confederate victory near Washington D.C. and forced the Union to realize the war would be harsh and brutal to win.

Question 8

Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson

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Successful Southern general who won many early battles for the Confederacy, but was killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville, which dealt a serious blow to Southern morale.

Question 9

George B. McClellan

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Commander of Union forces in the East who was known as an excellent trainer of soldiers, but was hesitant to commit them into battle and eventually was replaced by General John Pope.

Question 10

Robert E. Lee

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Brilliant commanding general of the Confederate Army who won many battles in the first half of the Civil War, but was eventually defeated and forced to surrender by General Ulysses S. Grant.

Question 11

Antietam

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Major battle of the Civil War that included the deadliest single day of combat and was a Union victory, however, McClellan was removed from command after failing to pursue Lee’s retreating army.

Question 12

Fredericksburg

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Major battle of the Civil War which resulted in massive Union casualties because of General Ambrose Burnside’s strategy of reckless attacks, which did not account for improvements in weaponry.

Question 13

Monitor vs. Merrimac

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Important naval battle during the Civil War that ended in a draw, but marked a turning point in naval warfare as ironclad ships replaced traditional wooden ships.

Question 14

Ulysses S. Grant

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Successful Union general in the West, who eventually became the commander for all Union forces, but was known for utilizing a war of attrition style of fighting, which resulted in many casualties.

Question 15

Shiloh

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Major battle of the Civil War that started as a surprise attack by Confederate forces under General Albert Johnson, but ended in a Union victory after heavy casualties were sustained by both sides.

Question 16

David Farragut

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Union admiral who successfully captured the major Confederate port of New Orleans, which helped advance the Anaconda Plan.

Question 17

Trent Affair

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Diplomatic crisis between the Union and the British over Union forces removing Confederate diplomats from a British steamer, which almost resulted in the British joining the Confederacy in the war.

Question 18

Alabama

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Confederate warship purchased from the British that captured more than 60 U.S. merchant vessels before being sunk by Union forces and increased tension between the Union and the British.

Question 19

Cotton Diplomacy

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Hope by the Confederates to secure European allies through their reliance on Southern cotton, however, Europeans found alternative sources of cotton in Egypt and India.

Question 20

Vicksburg

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Major battle of the Civil War in the West, which ended in a Union victory and allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in half.

Question 21

Gettysburg

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Deadliest battle of the Civil War, which ended in a major Union victory and forced Lee to abandon hopes of capturing a Northern city and retreat with his remaining troops back into the South.

Question 22

Sherman’s March

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Military campaign led by General William Tecumseh Sherman, who utilized total war tactics to break the will of the South by sweeping a swath of destruction through Georgia.

Question 23

William Tecumseh Sherman

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Union general who utilized total war tactics to break the will of the South by sweeping a swath of destruction through Georgia.

Question 24

Appomattox Court House

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Final surrender of Confederate forces under General Lee to Union General Grant on April 9, 1865 and end of official hostilities between the Union and the Confederacy.

Reading 5.8

Military Conflict in the Civil War

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