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Chapter 11
Review for Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Union attacked For Wagner to capture... | Charleston |
| The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after what battle? (name the state the battle took place in as well) | Antietam, Maryland |
| The Union general at Vicksburg was (include state)... | Pesident Grant, Mississippi |
| In the Presidential Election of 1864, President Lincoln ran against Democratic hopeful... | McClellan |
| Name 5 advantages the C.S.A. had over the U.S.A. in the civil war. | vast territory, defensive war of attrition, strong military tradition, better marksmen, motivation |
| How did the Emancipation Proclamation hurt the C.S.A. from a military perspective? | Changed goal of war to the fate of slavery - ruined any likely support from Britain. This also encouraged the C.S.A. to falter from a defensive war (couldn't afford the extensive loss of life that would ensue) |
| Even though Antietam was an important victory for the North, what major mistake was made? | Mass 'suicide' of Union troops |
| After Fort Sumter, the first large scale battle of the war was the Battle of... (state, too) | Bull Run, Mississippi |
| Turning point of the war... | Gettysburg.. South wasn't able to recover from loss of deaths. |
| Two military victories for the South were... (state, year, reason) | 1st Battle of Bull Run (1861), Virginia - big embarassment for North and 2nd Battle of Bull Run (1862), put Confederates within 20 miles of Washington, D.C... began invasion of North |
| Define habeas corpus | Speedy trial, can not be arrested w/o charge. |
| The main components of the Anaconda Plan were... | Blockade Southern ports, take Mississippi River and New Orleans, take Richmond (latter wasn't successful) |
| What battle affected the outcome of the Presidential Election of 1864? | Antietam |
| Name 5 advantages the USA had over the CSA in the Civil War. | Powerful navy, money/National Bank/bonds, foreign relations, larger population, industry |
| Who were the Copperheads? | Peace Democrats (peacable negotiation) |
| The commanding general for the Union at the 1st Battle of Bull Run was... | Irwin McDowell |
| Robert E. Lee was closing in on Washington, D.C. after his victory at the battle of.. | Bull Run (2nd) |
| The CSA supplied most of Britain's... | Cotton |
| New Orleans was recaptured by... | Farragut and Butler |