Civil War

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Why is George McClellan replaced?

He is too cautious and does not pursue the enemy.

What did the First Confiscation Act do?

authorized the confiscation of any Confederate property (slaves) by Union forces

What was the 14th amendment?

equality and citizenship

Thomas J. Jackson, a Confederate general, earns what nickname?

"Stonewall" Jackson

Who are the 4 candidates of the election of 1860?

Breckinridge, Bell, Douglas, Lincoln

What was the 13th amendment?

abolishment of slavery and ensured liberty for all Americans

What was Lincoln's reputation during the Winter of Discontent?

It reached an all time low

What did the North think of secession? (test question)

It was unconstitutional and treasonable

Who was the president of the Confederacy? (test question)

Jefferson Davis

Who shot Lincoln in the back of the head at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865?

John Wilkes Booth

At the end of the war, which Confederate general surrenders to which Union general?

Lee surrenders to Grant

What two generals were fighting in the Battle of Wilderness?

Lee vs. Grant in Virginia

What did the Second Confiscation Act do?

stated that the slaves of any Confederate official, military or civilian, who did not surrendur withing 60 day's of the act's passage would be freed.

How many lives did the Civil War cost?

625,000

How many southern states seceded from the lower South after Lincoln became president in 1860-61?

7

Who was Clara Barton

A famous wartime nurse who later founded the American Red Cross

What is Habeus Corpus?

A requirement to bring an arrested person before the court for a fair and speedy trial, Lincoln suspends it because of the war.

Who won the election of 1860?

Abraham Lincoln

Who replaces General McClellan?

Ambrose E. Burnside

What was the worst prison camp called?

Andersonville

Where did the South surrender at the end of the war?

Appotomax Courthouse in Virginia

When does the Confederacy fire the first shot at Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War?

April 12, 1861, around 4:30 a.m.

What armies fought in the Battle of Chancellorsville?

Army of Potomac vs. Army of Northern Virginia

In what battle was Pickett's charge used?

Battle of Gettysburg

Who was the leader of the Copperheads/Peace Democrats?

Clement L. Vallandigham of Ohio

Who won both battles of bull run?

Confederates

Who was the commander that captures New Orleans and occupies it for the remainder of the war?

David G. Farragut

When did South Carolina secede?

December 20, 1860

What were the 4 border states?

Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri

Who was Elizabeth Blackwell?

First american woman to earn an M.D. in 1849.

The Civil War was also called the ____?

First modern logistical war

What battle started the Civil War?

Fort Sumter

As states secede, what do they seize?

Forts, arsenals, customs houses, and other federal property within it's borders

Who won the election of 1864?

Lincoln was reelected, soldiers were a big help in the voting.

How did the Union finance the war?

Mostly by war bonds

What symbols did the Union fight for?

Nation, flag, constitution

What symbols did the Confederacy fight for?

Nation, flag, constitution, liberty of whites

Which side experiences a "winter of discontent?"

North

What did Lincoln do after the border states rejected Lincoln's compensation to slates to voluntarily abolish slavery?

Passed the 2nd confiscation act to show his power to the states and waited for a union victory to announce the decision (Antietam)

What is Pickett's charge?

Rebels attack in the center against the Union, this idea fails.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Saved the union, set the slaves free, exempted border states because they were not in rebellion, and the army is a force of liberation and freedom.

Who were Contrabands?

Slaves who escaped to the Union.

Which battle reversed the momentum of the war, so that the North had a chance of winning?

The Seven Days' Battles

Why did the South wanted to cut off the cotton supply to Britain?

The South wanted Britain to recognize them and help them during the war.

Which side had more people killed and most people wounded?

Union

What role did women play in the war?

They began teaching and managing farms, clerks, medicine

Who won the battle of Antietam and why?

They got lucky because a Southern soldier dropped their army's plans and General McClellan found it.

What was the strategy used by Sherman's union army in Atlanta to Sea?

Total War: wrecking everything that supported the Confederate army.

How did the Confederacy finance the war?

Treasury notes and inflation

What general helped gived the Union control of the Mississippi valley?

Ulysses S. Grant

West Virginia became a state in 1863 and entered the _______?

Union

After which battle did the North gain controll of the Mississippi River?

Vicksburg

What was the 15th amendment?

Voting rights


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