Chapter 22- Civil War Test
What challenge did Lincoln face on the home front?
A number of problems were caused by Northerners who opposed the war.
What was the three step strategy made by General Scott and President Lincoln?
Anaconda Plan
What was a surprise with the Battle of Bull Run?
Because of spies, the South knew the North was coming. They (lead by Col. "Stonewall" Jackson) met the North at Bull Run and attacked even with a MUCH smaller army. The North retreated and the South followed.
What was the 3rd step of the Anaconda Plan?
Capture Richmond to take down the Confederacy
Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, all became part of the ___________________.
Confederacy
What was the 1st step of the Anaconda Plan?
Cut off trade by sea
What was the 2nd step of the Anaconda Plan?
Divide the Confederacy into sections using Mississippi River
Who was a woman who volunteered to be a nurse for the wounded soldiers?
Dorothea Dix
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?
General Lee lost so much of his army that he could only wage a defensive war on Southern soil.
What happened at Appomattox Court House?
General Lee surrendered to General Grant and brought the Civil War to an end.
How did Jefferson Davis compare the Civil War to the American Revolution?
He believed that the South was fighting for the same freedom as the nation's founders.
Why did General Lee send troops into Maryland, a slave state?
He hoped to convince Maryland to join the Confederacy.
Why did Lincoln echo the words of the Declaration of Independence in his Gettysburg Address?
He wanted to remind the people of the ideals they were fighting for.
Why did the Union want to control the town of Vicksburg?
Holding Vicksburg would allow them to move men and supplies freely along the Mississippi River.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?
It changed the purpose of the war to the end of slavery.
How did the Battle of Bull Run change Lincoln's point of view?
It made him realize that ending the war would be much harder than expected.
Why can it be said that the Battle of Antietam was a defeat for both sides?
It was the bloodiest single day of the war.
Who was the Confederacy leader?
Jefferson Davis
Delaware, Maryland, ______________, and Missouri became part of the Union.
Kentucky
What was a strength of the South?
Military Leadership
Who was Rose Greenhow?
She was a confederate spy. She sent the information about the union to the confederacy. She used young girls hair locks to send messages to the soldiers.
What was the South called?
The Confederate States of America
What was the most significant geographic disadvantage of the South?
The Mississippi River
What was the North's population compared to the South's?
The North had 22 million while the South had 9 million
What did Union troops find when they approached the town of Manassas?
The Southern army knew about their plan and was waiting for them
The Union completed the first step of the Anaconda Plan by the end of 1861. What did that accomplish?
The Union launched a blockade and closed most ports in the South to foreign ships.
Why did Northerners believe Richmond was so important?
They believed that the war could be won if they destroyed the Confederate capital.
What risk did African American Union soldiers face in the war?
They risked death or enslavement if captured by the Confederates.
What did women do during the war?
They worked in factories, at the farm, as nurses, and did other jobs like teaching and a politician's secretary.
The __________ had more technological advancements and manufacturing.
Union
What state split in two because the idea of slavery was divided?
Virginia
How did women support the war?
Worked and got jobs to provide for the family. Many were nurses and teachers. Some were even spies.
What was responsible for most Civil War deaths?
diseases
At the beginning of the Civil War, the greatest weakness of the North was
its military leadership.
Sheridan's campaign in the Shenandoah Valley and Sherman's march through Georgia were example of General Grant's belief in
total war
A civil war is a conflict between
two groups of citizens in one country