AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

AP US History: Chapter 20 Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
12285603565European powers favored a civil war in the United States becausewar would weaken the United States' power in the Western Hemisphere0
12285612503Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter when it was learned thatLincoln had ordered supplies sent to the fort1
12285692974Many Northerners were willing to allow Southern states to leave the Union untilthe South attacked Fort Sumter2
12285696983The Border States offered all of the following EXCEPTshipbuilding facilities3
12285698442Lincoln's declaration that the North sought to preserve the Union with or without slaveryrevealed the influence of the Border States on his policies4
12285705084In return for support from the Plains Indians during the Civil War, the Unionwaged war on them and herded them onto reservations5
12285711186To achieve its independence, the Confederacy had tofight the invading Union army to a draw6
12285734071As the Civil War began, the South seemed to have the advantage ofmore talented military leaders7
12285738976All of the following were similar characteristics that both Union and Confederate soldiers shared EXCEPTpoor unskilled workers were well represented among both armies8
12285744285Johnny Reb tended to be all of the following EXCEPTdetached personally from the war9
12285749241Billy Yank tended to be all of the following EXCEPTreligious10
12285751773The greatest weakness of the South during the Civil War was itseconomy11
12285757496The North's greatest strength in the Civil War was itseconomy12
12285759163Much of the hunger experienced by Confederate soldiers in the Civil War was due tothe South's rickety transportation system13
12285765152Northern soldiers eventually became known for theirdiscipline and determination14
12285768964to find effective high-level commanders, the unionused trial and error15
12285772718A supposed asset for the South at the beginning of the Civil War that never materialized to its real advantage wasintervention from Britain and France16
12332599821One reason that the British did not try to break the Union blockade of the South during the Civil War was thatthey feared losing Northern grain shipments17
12332624848The South believed that the British would come to its aid becauseBritain was dependent on the Southern colonies18
12332644890During the Civil War, Britain and the United States were nearly provoked into war bythe Trent affair, involving the removal of Southern diplomats from a British ships19
12332655269Confederate commerce-raiders such as the Alabamaproved effective against Union shipping20
12332663249The Confederacy's most effective commerce-raider was theAlabama21
12332672211Napolean III's attempt to install Maximilian on the Mexican throne was a clear violation ofthe Monroe-Doctrine22
12332682393France abandoned its attempt to control Mexicowhen the United States threatened to force France to leave.23
12332684809During the Cvil War,relations between the Union and Canada were at times very poor24
12332692446The Southern cause was weakened bythe concept of states' rights that the Confederacy professed.25
12332704896As leader of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davisdefied rather than led public opinion26
12332719450The problems that Abraham Lincoln experienced as president were less prostrating than those experienced by Jefferson Davis partly because the Northhad a long-established and fully recognized government27
12332736084As president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis did not exercise the arbitrary power wielded by Abraham Lincoln becauseof the South's emphasis on states' rights28
12332747738To fill the army's demand for troops, the North relied mainly onvolunteers29
12332752791The Union's establishment of the National Banking Systemwas the first significant step toward a unified baking network since 183630

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!