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History Unit 2
Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who said, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" | David Farragut |
| What was the paper money issued by the Union to finance the war? | Greenbacks |
| Who was the Union General who built the army of Potomac, but was cautious and later fired for being to slow? | George B. McClellan |
| Who is the Union admiral nicknames "old salamander" who captured New Orleans and helped control the Mississippi? | David Farragut |
| What was the Union fort in Charleston where the war began? | Fort Sumter |
| What was the first major battle of the Civil war where the Confederacy won? | First Bull Run (Manassas) |
| Who was a battlefield nurse and later founded American Red Cross? | Clara Barton |
| Who is the Confederate general nicknamed "stonewall" for standing firm at First Bull Run? | Stonewall Jackson |
| What is the legal protection against being jailed without formal charges and the right to know what charged for? | Habeas Corpus |
| Who is the Confederate General who lead the Army of Northern Virginia and offered command of the Union army? | Robert E. Lee |
| What was Lincolns plan to avoid war? | Send food and supplies to Fort Sumter |
| What is the capital of the Confederacy? | Richmond, VA |
| What was the Anaconda Plan that was made up by Winfield Scott? | The Union wanted to blockade the ports, control the Mississippi river, and capture Richmond, Va |
| Which side had more people, railroads, factories, a navy, and food production? | The Union |
| What were the states called who still were loyal to the Union, but still have slavery? | The Border States |
| Which side was fighting for independence, mostly on home soil, with top generals and hope for foreign aid? | The Confederacy |
| Who is Lincolns Secretary of State? | William Henry Seward |
| What was Lees first invasion on the Union and known as the single bloodiest day in the war? | Antietam |
| What was a heavily fortified city and the key to splitting the south up? | Vicksburg |
| What industrial hub that was captured helped Lincoln win the election? | Atlanta |
| What general was known to knock down and drag out fighting style, and becomes top Union commander at the end of the war? | Ulysses. S. Grant |
| Who practiced total war across Georgia and helped break the Souths morale? | William T. Sherman |
| Who is the commander in chief and went through a lot of generals and controversy? | Abraham Lincoln |
| General associated with the charge on day three of the Battle of Gettysburg where the Confeds lost 1/3 of there army? | George Pickett |
| A cavalry officer known for his role at fort pillow massacre and a founder of the KKK after the war? | Nathan Bedford Forest |
| Who is the general who's in charge of Confederate gunners and opened fire on fort Sumter? | P. G. T. Beauregard |
| What was drafting called back then? | Conscription |
| What was justified under "war powers" and kept foreign powers out the war and freedom of slaves in areas of rebellion? | Emancipation Proclamation |
| What strategy is it when pain and suffering is brought more to civilians? | Total War |
| What is wartime property that can be seized by the enemy? | Contraband |
| What were Northern Democrats who favored the South called? | Copperheads |
| What new state joined the union and succeeded from it's previous state? | West Virginia |
| What fort in Charleston did the 54th Mass. and others try to take? | Fort Wagner |
| Did the Union or the Confederates have the advantage in the beginning? | The Union (number of soldiers, food, industry, and railroads) |
| What money did the Confederates print and would only work if they won the war? | Graybacks |
| Who was Dorothea Dix? | Superintendent of Army Nurses of Union |
| What was the Norths Monitor vs South Merrimack fight? | Two Ironclads ended in draw |
| What happened at the Shiloh church? | Confeds surprised Union and Grant almost defeated but counterattacks next day and won |
| Why did Britain almost wage war against the Union? | Captured the TTent ship and arrested two diplomats who were supposed to meet with them |
| What are Radical Republicans? | Wanted abolition of slavery and equality of African Americans |
| What is the 54th Massachusetts? | First all black infantry regiment, and ran by Robert Gould Shaw |
| What was the bold win by Lee who outmaneuvered Hooker? | Chancellorsville |
| How did Stonewall Jackson die? | Shot in friendly fire and died later from pneumonia |
| What battle did Lee decide to invade, lasted three days, and the Union won but 30% casualties and the most decisive battle? | Gettysburg |
| What happens when Grant continues in the West and Grant cut off the roads to this town so no food could be brought? | Vicksburg |
| What is the Proclamation of Amnesty? | It offered a pardon if 10% of the states free white men took an oath to the Union and said no slavery |
| What is the Wade Davis Bill? | Requires 50% of free white men to say oath to the Union and no slavery to be readmitted to the Union |
| What was the outcome of Chattanooga? | Grant won and breaking the Confed. siege and later is promoted to General in Chief |
| What happened when Atlanta fell? | In 1864 Sherman captured Atlanta (Atlanta was vital to Confed) |
| How did Lincoln win the election of 1864? | Multiple battles were won which boosted Northern morale, so Lincoln beat McClellan |
| Why did Lincoln want to win largely? | So abolish slavery and finish the war |
| What happened during the surrender of Appomattox? | Grant came from West, and Sherman came from South to Richmond, and Grant met with Lee to arrange surrender |
| When did Lee surrender? | April 14, 1865 |
| How did the assassination of Lincoln go? | John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in the back of the head, jumped off the balcony at the theater area, he was found later in a farm house and killed |
| Who was the president of the Confederate States? | Jefferson Davis |
| What did the 13th amendment do? | Abolished Slavery |
| What was a speech given by Abraham Lincoln about praising the Union soldiers after the Battle of Gettysburg? | Gettysburg Address |
| What did Lincoln sign off to authorize construction of the Transcontinental Railroad? | Pacific Railways Act |
| What is a tax on peoples earnings? | Income tax |
| What did Congress pass to aid in settlement in the West would guarantee 160 acres of land to any citizen? | Homestead Act |
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