Chapter 15
What was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg in July 1863
The Union army's victory opened up a large portion of the Mississippi River.
What irony emerges when considering the wartime leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?
The inexperienced Lincoln proved to be a more adept leader than the seasoned Davis.
Why did some states in the Upper South opt for secession from the Union?
They felt betrayed, believing that Lincoln had promised to achieve a peaceful reunion.
Why did white southerners from all classes enlist to fight Yankees?
They wanted to ensure that blacks remained subordinate to whites.
Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton are both known for their Civil War efforts as
nurses on the battlefield and behind the lines.
By the waning months of the war Confederate soldiers were demoralized because
the toll of years of fighting, lack of supplies, and concern for their families had become too much.
How did northerners view the Civil War once it began?
It was a struggle to preserve the Union.
Which statement describes the fighting between Generals Grant and Lee in Virginia in May and June of 1864?
More Union soldiers died, but because Grant had twice as many troops as Lee, his losses were equivalent.
Why did southerners believe they had a real chance of winning the Civil War?
Southern men believed they were physically tougher than northern men.
What event marked the official beginning of armed hostilities between the North and South in April 1861?
Confederates firing on Fort Sumter
Initially the Confederacy sought King Cotton diplomacy, a strategy based on the belief that
European nations' need for cotton would lead them to support the Confederacy.
Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation as
a military necessity.
Why did the "twenty-Negro law" enrage many white southerners during the Civil War? a. It exempted from military service one white man on every plantation with twenty or more slaves. b.It paid slaveholders scarce government funds for every twenty slaves they owned or supervised. c. It forced every slaveholder with at least forty slaves to turn over twenty of them for use by the government. d. It targeted for military service every slaveholder with at least twenty slaves.
a. It exempted from military service one white man on every plantation with twenty or more slaves.
Under General Ulysses S. Grant's leadership, the Union armies
became a sophisticated war machine
Why did president Lincoln criticize General George B. McClellan early in the war a. M had amassed a huge military force but refused to attack b. M frequently requested to be reassigned c. M took too many unnecessary risks on the battlefield d. Congress had appointed McClellan without Lincoln's approval
a
