US History AP
Chapter 21: Furnace Of Civil War
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| 2094842657 | Clement L. Vallandigham | Was a copperhead leader. He called the war 'Wicked & Cruel.' He was sentenced to prison time, but Lincoln decided if he liked the S., he should be banished to their lines | 0 | |
| 2094842658 | Andrew Johnson | Was Lincoln's running mate in this election. He was a small time slave owner when the war began, & was placed on the ballot to attract the Border States votes | 1 | |
| 2094842667 | John Wilkes Booth | was an Am'n stage actor who, as part of a conspiracy plot, assassinated Abe Lincoln, the 16th Prez. of the US, at Ford's Theatre in WA, DC on 4/14/1865. | 2 | |
| 2094842628 | Robert E. Lee | the commander of the Confederate Army. He won many battles, usually by suffering many more casualties than the Union. | 3 | |
| 2094847366 | Thomas J. Jackson | "Stonewall" Jackson. Confederate commander & hero at the 1st Battle of Bull Run. R.E.Lee's closest adviser & "right arm." He was accidentally killed by 1 of his own men at the battle of Chancellorsville. | 4 | |
| 2094842646 | Ulysses S. Grant | Was the Union's War hero. He led the Union Army for a time, & undoubtedly helped the Union tremendously. He is arguably the best general the Union had through the war. | 5 | |
| 2094842626 | George B. McCellan | was the leader of a Union Army. He was a very cautious man & strongly disliked losing his troops, b/c of this, his men loved him, but he was often ridiculed | 6 | |
| 2094842652 | William T. Sherman | Was a ruthless N.'ern commander. He captured Atlanta, & then proceeded to destroy 60 miles of Geo'a. practically created "total war" methods. | 7 | |
| 2094842642 | George B. Meade | given the command after Hooker, & right before the Battle of Gettysburg. Meade's position at the battle was an accident, & ended up leading to his victory. | 8 | |
| 2094846828 | Salmon P. Chase | Am'n pol'n & jurist in the Civil War era who served as US Senator from Ohio & Governor of Ohio; as US Treasury Secretary under Prez. Abe Lincoln; & as Chief Justice of the US. | 9 | |
| 2094842644 | George Pickett | U.S. Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the Am'n Civil War. remembered for his participation in the futile & bloody assault at the Battle of Gettysburg that bears his name, Pickett's Charge. | 10 | |
| 2094847727 | "total war" | A war in which distinctions btwn the soldiers on the battlefield & civilians at home are blurred, & where the gov't plans & controls econ'c social life in order to supply the armies at the front w/ supplies & weapons. | 11 | |
| 2094848676 | unconditional surrender | General U.S.G's NN, taken from his military demand to the enemy at Fort Donelson & elsewhere | 12 | |
| 2094849513 | doctrine of ultimate destination | it was this idea that shipments & ships going into the confederacy or any other place in general that was under a blockade could be seized. Used to justify seizing Br'h ships. | 13 | |
| 2094849653 | Virginia | "Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional rep'n in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger states & thus prompted smaller states to come back with their own plan for apportioning rep'n. | 14 | |
| 2094842635 | Emancipation Proclamation | declared all slaved in the Confederate states free, however there was no real effect from this proc'n, as Lincoln had no power in the revolting states. | 15 | |
| 2094849986 | 13th Amendment | 1865. Amendement abolishing & continually prohibiting slavery. With limited exception, such as those guilty of committing a crime, it also prevents indentured servitude. | 16 | |
| 2094850311 | Union party | Name used by the Rep'n party in the 1864 election to attract War Democrats to the party. Nominated Abe Lincoln & VP A.Johnson who won by a landslide. | 17 | |
| 2094842624 | First Battle of Bull Run | The 1st battle of the Civil War, this battle became the point in which both the Union & the Confederates realized the potential length of this war & their troop strength. | 18 | |
| 2094850994 | Battle of Antietam | Civil War battle in which the N. suceedeed in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25k casualties | 19 | |
| 2094842643 | Battle of Gettysburg | 1863-most disastrous event of civil war & perhaps US history. Over 50k soldiers from N. & S. lost their lives. After 5 yrs of fighting & 1k's of lives lost, in 1865 Confederate commander R.E.Lee, surrendered to General U.S.Grant, commander of the Union forces. | 20 | |
| 2094842645 | Gettysburg Address | The Gettysburg address was given by Lincoln following the battle. The speech lasted 2 min's, & took place during the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg | 21 | |
| 2094842651 | Battle of Vicksburg | 1863, Union gains control of Miss., confederacy split in 2, Grant takes lead of Union armies, total war begins. Splits the S. | 22 | |
| 2094842627 | Peninsula Campaign | The Union's grand plan for victory early on in the war. The plan was to capture Richmond so as to stop the war as early as possible. | 23 | |
| 2094842666 | Ford's Theater | Ford's Theatre was the location of Lincoln's assignation. He was shot in the head during a performance by an actor. | 24 |
