The Civil War Flashcards

2193169454	Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole	sectionalism	0
2193170372	sectionalism was important in this election	1860 election	1
2193171390	Lincoln barely won __% of the votes	40	2
2193172302	All of Lincoln's votes in 1860 came from which regions	North and far West	3
2193175306	_________ wasn't even on the ballot (1860 election) in 5 Southern States	Abraham Lincoln	4
2193176237	This state seceded after Lincoln was elected	South Carolina	5
2193176897	________ was still president when South Carolina seceded.	James Buchanan	6
2193177738	After seceding, the South elected _____ as president.	Jefferson Davis	7
2193179048	Southern capital moved from ________ to ________	Montgomery, AL to Richmond, VA	8
2193180961	Battle on April 12th, 1861 (1st day of the Civil War)	Fort Sumter	9
2193181547	Who fired first at Fort Sumter?	Confederates	10
2193185158	Delaware, Missouri, Maryland, and Kentucky were the most ___ states. The Union took them.	divided	11
2193186310	What year was West Virginia created?	1863	12
2193187250	Region that claimed West Virginia	The North	13
2193187938	"Old Fuss & Feathers"	Winfield Scott	14
2193188398	Hero from the War of 1812	Winfield Scott	15
2193189426	Highest ranking general at the start of the Civil War	Winfield Scott	16
2193189902	Who developed the Anaconda Plan?	Winfield Scott	17
2193191075	3 Parts of the Anaconda plan	1. Blockade confederacy 2. Take Mississippi River 3. Crush them	18
2193192164	Winfield Scott		19
2193194037	Jefferson Davis		20
2193198250	Country was split into 2 theaters:	Eastern and Western Theaters	21
2193200593	Years of the Civil War	1861-1865	22
2193201920	Battle of First Manassas is also called:	First Bull Run	23
2193203354	Location of battle of First Manasssas (South)/First Bull Run (North)	Between D.C. and Richmond (the capitols)	24
2193204580	North tends to name the battles after _____	geographic features	25
2193205164	South tends to name the battles after _____	towns	26
2193210243	Both sides thought this battle would be a quick end to the disagreement of secession.	First Manassas/First Bull Run	27
2193212630	South was not trying to conquer the North in this battle, just secede.	First Manassas/First Bull Run	28
2193216033	Full name of Stonewall Jackson	Thomas J. Jackson	29
2193216764	Stonewall Jackson died at ______ from pneumonia	Chancellorsville	30
2193217142	Stonewall Jackson		31
2193218453	Commander of Confederate Army	Robert E. Lee	32
2193218454	Robert E. Lee		33
2193219744	1st Union Commander	George B. McClellan	34
2193222144	George B. McClellan		35
2193223146	Date of the Battle of Antietam	September 17, 1862	36
2193224062	Worst Single Day (death-toll wise) in American History	Battle of Antietam September 17, 1862	37
2193225082	Over ___ died in The Battle of Antietam	4,000	38
2193226742	_____ stated all slaves in rebelling states were free, but didn't free union slaves	Emancipation Proclamation	39
2193227719	Who made the Emancipation Proclamation	Abraham Lincoln	40
2193229030	The Civil war was not just about slavery. It was about ______.	independence/union	41
2193229484	Union's "Fighting Joe"	Joseph Hooker	42
2193231673	Said "May God have mercy on Lee, for I will have none"	Joseph Hooker	43
2193231678	Joseph Hooker		44
2193233754	______ was offered commander position in the Union army, but turned it down to lead his people in the South.	Robert E. Lee	45
2193247232	3 main generals in the Battle of Chancellorsville	Hooker (Union), Lee and Jackson (Confederacy)	46
2193249318	In which battle did Lee and Jackson divide to try to destroy Hooker's troop?	Chancellorsville	47
2193254641	Has a separate burial place for his left arm in Chancellorsville	Stonewall Jackson	48
2193255186	Southern Cavalry officer	Jeb Stuart	49
2193255324	Jeb Stuart		50
2193256314	Who was winning before Gettysburg?	The South	51
2193256798	Dates of the Battle of Gettysburg	July 1,2, &3, 1863	52
2193259414	_______ is known as the turning point of the Civil War in hindsight	Gettysburg	53
2193260674	The last time Lee went into the War	Gettysburg	54
2193261593	Everyone acknowledged that the _____ won at Gettysburg.	North	55
2193263941	At Gettysburg, the Union came from _____	the South	56
2193264878	At Gettysburg, the Confederacy came from _____	the North	57
2193266682	Day 1 of Gettysburg: South pushes North through Gettysburg, but _______	up onto a hill (cemetery ridge)	58
2193304936	Confederate general James Longstreet is associated with this day of the Gettysburg battle.	Day 2	59
2193311123	In which day at Gettysburg did the Union use the Interior Lines strategy?	Day 2	60
2193312727	Being able to easily move troops to reinforce if you get attacked. (Northern method used @ Gettysburg Day 2)	Interior Lines	61
2193323957	Gettysburg Day 2: __________ (Union) orders the army to charge down the hill toward the Confederates.	Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain	62
2193324354	Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain		63
2193347881	Gettysburg Day 3: Confederates send troops around to try to attack Union from the ___	back	64
2193353517	Pickett's charge occurred in Gettysburg, Day _	3	65
2196341656	Battle on July 4th	Vicksburg	66
2196342253	After this battle (example of modern warfare), the North had complete control of the Mississippi (cut off 1/3 of the Confederacy- Anaconda Plan)	Vicksburg	67
2196345098	Where was the Gettysburg Address given?	Gettysburg cemetery	68
2196346004	3 Most important documents in American History	1. Declaration of Independence 2. Constitution 3. Gettysburg Address	69
2196352335	The Gettysburg Address states ______ as most important document in American History.	The Declaration of Independence	70
2196353464	The Gettysburg Address uses _____ allusions	Biblical	71
2196354422	Lincoln was not impressed with Meade, and chose ___ to lead instead	Ulysses S. Grant	72
2196355685	Modern General	Ulysses S. Grant	73
2196356694	The strategy of the modern general	Win by making war miserable	74
2196362077	Railway destruction tactic that bent rails into loops (Northern Tactic)	Sherman Necktie	75
2196363954	Ulysses S. Grant		76
2196365783	William Tecumseh Sherman		77
2196370655	Date that Lee Surrenders (end of the war)	April 9, 1865	78
2196371723	Shot Abraham Lincoln	John Wilkes Booth	79
2196371982	John Wilkes Booth		80
2196373747	___ Days after the war ended, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.	5	81
2196374075	First president to be assassinated	Abraham Lincoln	82
2196375275	Came from the most famous acting family of the time	John Wilkes Booth	83
2196376128	____ had a plan to assassinate much of the government.	John Wilkes Booth	84
2196377209	Everyone involved with trying to assassinate the government right after the war were _____	hung	85
2196385477	At the conclusion of the war, there were ______ dead (now it is thought to be 750,000)	620,000	86
2196386323	The Civil War is the most important event in US History because it had ________	The most deaths	87
2211840203	Where did Lee surrender?	Appomattox courthouse	88
2211843631	The embodiment of the confederacy	Robert E. Lee	89
3509431024	Slave states in the Union (most likely places families fought against each other)	Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware	90
3509441820	Most feared cavalry leader of the Confederacy; Associated with the KKK, but then quits. Lowest background. "That devil ________"	Nathan Bedford Forrest	91
3509443114	"Wizard of the Saddle"	Nathan Bedford Forrest	92
3509941736	Southern name for the Civil War	War of Northern Aggression	93
3509943311	Northern name for the Civil WAr	War between the states	94
3509947138	Confederacy officer who models himself after George Washington	Robert E. Lee	95
3509957533	Extremely calm in battle; Extreme Calvinist- didn't worry or fear battle because God had already ordained the day of his death	Stonewall Jackson	96
3509970204	2 Modern Generals (great partnership of the Civil War)	Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman	97
3509975046	Best memoirs by a US writer	Ulysses S. Grant	98
3509981036	"Goat" of his class at west point. Well known for Indian battles in the West	George Armstrong Custer	99
3509985800	Book that portrays Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain wonderfully at the Battle of Gettysburg	The Killer Angels	100
3509992118	Name of Stonewall Jackson's crew	Stonewall Brigade	101
3510001784	"May God have mercy on General Lee, for I will have none" (then promptly destroyed by Lee)	Joseph Hooker	102
3510028779	Date Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse (End of Civil War)	April 9, 1865	103