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34 Cards in this Set
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What is Andersonville? |
A Confederate prison for Union soldiers captured during the Civil War. |
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This is the bloodiest ONE DAY battle in the Civil War? |
Antietam |
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Blockade runners contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade by |
slipping through the blockade to get supplies to the south. |
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Almost 13,000 Union soldiers died in Andersonville due in part to |
lack of medical supplies, starvation, and unsanitary conditions. |
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What were targets of Sherman's march to the sea? |
military targets, farms, houses, towns, railroads, bridges, roads, lakes, rivers, and streams |
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Why was Atlanta so important to the Confederacy? |
It was the center of industry and a railroad hub of the Confederacy. |
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After what battle was the Emancipation Proclamation issued? |
Antietam |
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How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South? |
All slaves would be freed. |
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Who was the Confederate commander at Chickamauga? |
Braxton Bragg |
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Near what city is Chickamauga located? |
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Who was the Confederate commander at the Battle of Gettysburg? |
Robert E. Lee |
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Who was the Union commander at Chickamauga? |
William Rosecrans |
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The South needed to keep its ports open during the war |
to ship and sell its cotton in Europe in exchange for supplies and arms. |
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Why was Chickamauga important to the North and the South? |
It was near a major railroad center. |
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The fighting of the Civil War in GA can be described as |
heavy along a line from Dalton to Atlanta to Savannah. |
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Prior to leaving Atlanta, Sherman's army |
burned the city. |
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What Union general led the northern army on its "March to the Sea" and saw to it that much of GA's capital resources were destroyed? |
William T. Sherman |
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After the destruction caused by Sherman's march through GA, why did he refrain from burning Savannah? |
He protected over $28 million worth of cotton stored in Savannah. |
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General Sherman attacked the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah in order to |
end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war. |
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Who was the commander of the Confederate prison at Andersonville? |
Henry Wirz |
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What American document led to the freedom of over 4 million slaves in the U.S.? |
The Emancipation Proclamation |
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After the firing on Fort Sumter, what states seceded? |
Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia |
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What economic problem faced the Confederacy once the war was underway? |
The South could not ship its cotton to markets abroad to earn money to support the war effort. |
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What roles did women perform in the Civil War? |
Nurses, spies, running factories, farms, and businesses. |
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Why was the plan to blockade southern ports called the "Anaconda Plan"? |
Designed to squeeze the life out of the Confederacy by cutting off supplies and trade. |
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What battle forced President Lincoln's hand and made him prepare Union troops for war? |
Battle of Fort Sumter, South Carolina |
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Who was the president of the Confederate state of America? |
Jefferson Davis |
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What was the importance of Fort Sumter |
It was the location of the first skirmish of the Civil War. |
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Why was GA often referred to as the "heart of the Confederacy" during the Civil War? |
GA had the best railroads and more industry than other Confederate states. |
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What was Abraham Lincoln's official stand on slavery? |
Slavery should not be allowed to spread into new territories. |
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What are 3 advantages of the North as it prepared for war? |
Larger and better educated population, better transportation system, and more factories and industry. |
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What are 3 advantages of the South as it prepared for war? |
Better military leaders, fighting for a cause-independence, and familiar with the land where most of the fighting would take place. |
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Who was the Confederate commander during the Battle for Atlanta? |
John Hood |
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How long did the Union army occupy Atlanta before burning it to the ground? |
Over two months |
