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Chap. 17
Civil War
| Term(s)/ Answers | Description/ Question |
|---|---|
| Emancipation Proclomation | What order was issued on January 1, 1863? |
| Antietam | What battle did the Emancipation Proclomation follow? |
| The South | Did the Emancipation Proclomation apply to the North, the South, or both? |
| Freeing slaves weakened the Confederacy, the proclomation could be seen as a military action, and Lincoln would be safe (because it's safe with the constitution) | Why did the Emancipation proclomation only apply to the South? |
| 54th Mass. Regiment | Most famous all African American regiment |
| Ft. Wagner, S. Carolina | The location that [the most famous african american regimet] was famous for attacking |
| Clara Barton | "Angel of the battlefeild" |
| Red Cross | Clara Barton formed the ____ |
| Andersonville, GA | worst prison camp in the South |
| Stonewall Jackson died | Even though it was a Confed. victory, Chancellorsville had a tragic outcome for Lee-- Why? |
| Siege of Vicksburg | What important Union victory occurred on July 4th, 1863? |
| The Union blocked supply lines with a blockade on Gulf of Mexico and up to South Carolina so they ran out of food. | How was the Siege of Vicksburg accomplished? |
| Gae control of Mississippi River | How did taking Vicksburg effect the North? |
| The south was split in two | How did taking Vicksburg effect the South? |
| They wouldn't support the South. | How did taking Vicksburg effect the British? |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | Led Union troops from Chattanooga throught Georgia on a "march to the sea" |
| "Total war" plan | a war not only against enemy troops, but against everything that supports the enemy |
| William Sherman | Who's plan was "total war"? |
| Mclellan | What former Union general used an antiwar platform to go against Lincoln in the election of 1864? |
| 2nd Inagural Speech | On what occasion did Lincoln say "with malice toward none, with charity for all...let us strive to finish the work we are in"? |
| Mathew Brady | famous Civil ar photographer |
| Appomattox Court House | The city of the surrender (that ended the war) |
| Nice, good, fair | Treatment of southerners after the surrender |
| Wilmer Mclean | "The war began in my backyard and enxed in my parlor." |
| Arlington | What did Lee name his Virgina Plantation that became a cemetary for Union soldiers? |
| Ford's Theater | Where Lincoln was assassinated |
| John Wilkes Booth | Killed Lincoln |
| Broken leg | Injury sustained by John Wilkes Booth while escaping |
| Union troops found and killed him | What finally happened to John Wilkes Booth? |
| Farming, North | New industries began to replace ___ as the key source of income in the ____ |
| Abolition of slavery, farms and plantations destroyed, 40% of livestock killed, 50 % of farm machines were wrecked, thousands of miles of railroads were destroyed | Effects of the war on the South's economy |
| Save the Union | Lincoln's #1 priority |
| Jefferson Davis | president of Confederates. Thrown in jail |
| North | Had a larger population |
| North | Their president was one of their greatest assets |
| North | Had 85% of the factories to produce weapons and other supplies |
| South | Their generals were better prepared and more capable |
| North | Had more railroad mileage for transporting troops and supplies |
| North | Had more ships and naval yards |
| West Virginia | What new state was formed in the 1860's? |
| Fort Sumter | What federal garrison was located in Southern territory and became the site of the event that started the Civil War? |
| Rooftops | From what location did spectators watch this attack in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina |
| 1861- 1865 | When was the civil war? |
| Washington D.C. would be cut from the Union | Why was it important to prevent Maryland from seceding? |
| Anaconda Plan | designed to smuther South's economy |
| Blockade | to weaken South economy was the purpose of the ____ |
| Manassas, VA | What Southern city was the site of an important railway center and became the location for the first battle? |
| disease | What was "deadlier than bullets"? |
| Casualties | people who die OR are wounded in a war |
| Ironclads | warships covered with iron, better than wooden ships |
| Merrimack (also called Virginia) | Southern ship in the famous naval battle |
| Monitor | Northern ship in the famous naval battle |
| David Farragut | Who was the Union admiral who commanded the fleet in southern Louisiana? |
| New Orleans | What city did Farragut conquer giving the North control of the largest, wealthiest city in the South? |
| Vicksburg, Miss. | What city remained to be conquered if the North was to gain control of the entire Miss. river and cut the S. in two? |
| Jeb Stuart | famous cavalry leader |
| Antietam creek, sharpsburg Maryland | Battle of Antietam was fought where? |
| He missed a chance to finish up the crippled Southern army. He was later FIRED because Lincoln was fed up with him. | What happened to McClellan after the battle of Antietam? |
| (1)hoped a victory in the North might force Lincoln to talk peace (2) would give VA. farmers a rest during Harvest season, (3) Confederates could take food from N. farms (4) show Confederacy could win war and Europe could side with the South | Robert E. Lee chose to attack on Union soil. What 4 reasons prompted his decision? |
| April 25th 1862 | New Orleans -Union wins- Farragut headed fleet |
| November 1862 | CcClellan fired after Antietam |
| April 3 1865 | Union takes Richmond- Lee pulls ouf of Richmond |
| April 9 1865 | Lee surrenders to Grant- Appomattox courthouse |
| April 12 1865 | Lincoln is assassinated |
| Nov. 1864 | McClellan runs against Lincoln for President |
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