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American History T
Test 3 Civil War
| Subject | Answer |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City |
| Nebraska | Lincoln |
| South Dakota | Pierre |
| North Dakota | Bismark |
| Montana | Helena |
| Idaho | Boise |
| Washington | Olympia |
| Nevada | Carson City |
| Utah | Salt Lake City |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne |
| Colorado | Denver |
| New Mexico | Santa Fe |
| Alaska | Juneau |
| Hawaii | Honolulu |
| Arizona | Phoenix |
| The Presidential Election of 1860 | Abraham Lincoln wins over 3 other candidates. He convinced the electoral college but the popular vote was not convincing and was alarming not only to the Americans but to the members of the Republican Party. |
| National Reaction to the Election (The Presidential Election cont) | Lincoln's pro northern political view causes numerous southern politicians to call for secession (formal withdraw from the united states) |
| States that left the Union (The Presidential Election Cont) | South Carolina was the 1st southern state to withdraw from the union. Then Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, and Texas. The Declared themselves a new nation. (Confederate States of America) |
| Fort Sumter | Confederacy's military objective is to control the Union Arsenal located in Charleston South Carolina Why? Military win, location, economic significance trading post/ harbor |
| Fort Sumter cont | Despite pofetic warnings, The had an Unconditional Surrender. President Lincoln's response was to make a force of volunteers as a military Uprising. |
| Fort Sumter Results | The Confederate States of America, Virgina, Arkansa, Tennessee, and North Carolina are now a part of the Confederacy led by Jefferson Davis (elected president)and declares a War of Independence |
| The Union vs The Confederacy Comparison | North's army much bigger bc of population and the south did not allow slaves to fight. South had more military experience and skill. |
| Robert E. Lee | From Virgina is commander of the Confederate army. |
| The Confederate Strategy | fight a defensive war by fortifying the cities. |
| Bull Run | Northerners thought the war was going to be easy so they had a picnic and watched. Although outnumbered the confederate won and it was a major physiological defeat. Albert Riddle (Congressman) was an eyewitness. |
| Battle of Shiloh and Antietam | Many men were killed. Robert E Lee marched in the battle of Antietam and the confederate lost causing the south to suffer a stetegic loss bc great britian is no longer going to send aid to the confederates. |
| The Anaconda Plan | to blockade confederate ports. 3 theaters 1st theater far west of miss. 2nd theater Middle theater miss. 3rd theater Eastern Theater Virgina |
| The Battle of Gettysburg | The Union army suffers a heavy loss at the battle of seminary ridge. Lee orders George Pickett to attack. they loss a lot of men. 50 men are killed in 3 days on both sides. |
| Significance of the Battle of Gettysburg | South suffers major defeat. Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address which us short and said all Americans had an equal right in America's future and he wanted to preserve the Union. |
| Battle of Vicksburg | Union had already captured New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Nathchez, Ms. and Memphis. Ulysses S Grant begins the siege. Lee and his troops leave Gettysburg and confederates surrender. |
| Lincoln and changing leaders. | Winfield Scott- Overall command Ulysses S Grant- "Middle Theater" Ambrose E Burnside- Fredericsburg Joseph Hooker- Chancellorsville George Meade- Gettysburg George McClellan- Eastern Theater and gets replaced by ambrose Robert E Lee- Confederates' |
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