Apush Pageant Chapter 21

Front 1

By 1862 what was the paramount struggle in the Civil War according to Lincoln?

Back 1

Preservation of the Union

Front 2

After what battle will both the North and South realize this is not going to be a “Ninety-Day War”?

Back 2

First Battle of Bull Run or known as Battle of Manassas.

Front 3

Which Confederate soldier will be most responsible for their victory in this battle?

Back 3

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

Front 4

Why was the South unable to take advantage of the North after this battle (march to Washington DC)?

Back 4

They were too exhausted or disorganized and not ready for the overwhelming victory they achieved.

Front 5

Why was this defeat good for the Union?

Back 5

It dispelled all illusions of a one-punch war and caused the Northerners to buckle down to the staggering task at hand.

Front 6

Which Union General will be called a “Young Napoleon”, but had a major problem—what was it?

Back 6

George McClellan. He was a perfectionist who seemed never to make a move.

Front 7

Why is it a good thing that the North didn’t win the war too quickly?

Back 7

We possibly would have return to the status quo with the “peculiar institution” still in existence.

Front 8

Describe the six components of the Unions plan for Total War.

Back 8

1st: slowly suffocate the South by blockading its coasts; 2nd: liberate the slaves and hence undermine the very economic foundation of the Old South; 3rd: cut the Confederacy in half by seizing control of the Mississippi River; 4th: chop the Confederacy to pieces by sending troops through Georgia and the Carolinas; 5th: decapitate it by capturing its capital at Richmond; and 6th: try everywhere to engage the enemy’s main strength and to grind it into submission.

Front 9

Who had the idea for the sixth component of the Unions plan for Total War? Why was this necessary?

Back 9

Ulysses Grant’s. They needed to break the South’s spirit to fight.

Front 10

What was unique about both ships the Merrimack and the Monitor?

Back 10

They were Iron clad ships

Front 11

What advantage did the Monitor have over the Merrimack?

Back 11

A 360 turret to fire from with iron doors which closed when the cannons were reloading (protecting the sailors against shots to the whole left from the cannons).

Front 12

Which ship was victorious in the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?

Back 12

Neither

Front 13

What was the name of the pivotal battle of 1862 which will allow Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863? Why was it pivotal?

Back 13

Antietam; Kept European intervention out of the war.

Front 14

What fortunate turn of events helped the Union to be victorious at this battle?

Back 14

Two Union soldiers found a copy of Lee’s battle plans—oops!

Front 15

If the South would have been victorious at Antietam, what American Revolutionary battle could this be comparable to? Why?

Back 15

Saratoga. French join the battle for American Independence

Front 16

How many Confederate and Union soldiers were lost in twelve-hours of fighting at Antietam Creek?

Back 16

21,000+

Front 17

Which slaves did the Emancipation Proclamation free? Why not all?

Back 17

It freed the slaves in the South. Lincoln couldn’t fee all because the Border States might have left the Union. He also didn’t think that he had the authority to free the slaves. For this reason the 13th Amendment will be pushed through Congress in 1865.

Front 18

Which Amendment will eventually free all of the slaves in the US?

Back 18

13th

Front 19

What did the Proclamation give to the Union?

Back 19

A moral purpose for the war and changed the goal—sort of.

Front 20

“Honest old Abe, when the war first began, Denied abolition was part of his plan; Honest old Abe has since made a decree, The war must go on till the slaves are all free. As both can’t be honest, will someone tell how, If honest Abe then, he is honest Abe now” describes the reaction of who to the Emancipation Proclamation?

Back 20

“Butternut” regions and the Border States

Front 21

What regiment will consist mainly of Colored Men who fought in the Civil War?

Back 21

54th Massachusetts Volunteers Regiment

Front 22

How many Congressional Medals of Honor did Colored troops receive during the Civil War?

Back 22

22

Front 23

Who will lead the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment?

Back 23

Robert Gould Shaw

Front 24

Which branch of the Union army allowed blacks to enlist first?

Back 24

Navy

Front 25

Why was there a vengeful cry to “Remember Fort Pillow” by black troops?

Back 25

Because several black soldiers were massacred after they had formally surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.

Front 26

How did pride, prejudice and principle cost the south a possible win in the Civil War?

Back 26

They didn’t enlist slaves until a month before the war ended.

Front 27

How were slaves vital to the Southern war effort?

Back 27

They kept the farms going while the white men fought.

Front 28

What was the general problem faced the leadership of the Union army?

Back 28

Finding a good General to lead the Union army (until Grant).

Front 29

Who becomes the saving grace for the Union army? What was Lincoln’s reaction to hearing that this general had a drinking problem?

Back 29

Ulysses S. Grant; “Find out what Grant drinks and send a barrel of it to each of my other generals!”

Front 30

Which battles are considered the turning point for the Union in 1863? Why?

Back 30

Gettysburg and Vicksburg. The British stopped delivery of the Laird rams to the Confederates and the French killed a deal for the sale of six naval vessels.

Front 31

What fateful charge will be the high and low tide of the Confederacy? Why?

Back 31

General Pickett’s charge. It defined both the northernmost point reached by any significant Southern force and the last real chance for the Confederates, but it failed.

Front 32

What famous speech by Lincoln finished, “that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from this earth.”?

Back 32

Gettysburg Address

Front 33

Which Union General will be place in charge of splitting the Confederacy into two?

Back 33

William Tecumseh Sherman

Front 34

What will this Union General be best remembered for?

Back 34

The burning of Atlanta and his scorched Earth policy

Front 35

Which member of Lincoln’s cabinet will express public criticism of his running of the Civil War?

Back 35

Secretary of Treasury – Salmon Chase

Front 36

Who were the “Copperheads” in the North?

Back 36

They were Democrats who openly obstructed the war through attacks against the draft, against Lincoln, and especially against emancipation.

Front 37

Who did Abraham Lincoln chose as his Vice-Presidential candidate in the election of 1864 to help balance the ticket? Why?

Back 37

Andrew Johnson; Only Democrat Senator from Tennessee who stayed with the Union.

Front 38

Why did Lincoln choose this man?

Back 38

To attract the War Democrats and the voters in the Border States.

Front 39

Who was Lincoln’s Democrat opponent in the election of 1864?

Back 39

George McClellan

Front 40

What was the Electoral College vote in the 1864 Presidential election? What US General delivered Lincoln victories in the South, especially Atlanta, GA which convinced people to support Lincoln’s reelection?

Back 40

212 Lincoln to 21 McClellan; William Sherman

Front 41

It was after these two battles that Grant will get his nickname “Blood and Guts” and “Grant the Butcher”

Back 41

Wilderness Campaign and Cold Harbor

Front 42

At what courthouse will Lee and Grant finally meet on April 9, 1865 to end the Civil War (not far from the first Bull Run Battle field)?

Back 42

Appomattox

Front 43

What was unique about the day that the Civil War ended at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865?

Back 43

Palm Sunday

Front 44

What generous terms did Grant give the Confederates?

Back 44

Allowed them to keep their own horses and guns.

Front 45

What tragic event will take place on April 14, 1865? What Christian holiday was April 14th, 1865?

Back 45

Lincoln will be assassinated; Good Friday (Lincoln is seen as a Christ-like figure).

Front 46

Who will assassinate Lincoln?

Back 46

John Wilkes Booth

Front 47

Where will the assassination take place?

Back 47

Ford's theatre

Front 48

What restaurant currently sits next to this famous place?

Back 48

Hard Rock Cafe

Front 49

What did the assassination do for the North in relation to the South?

Back 49

It increased the bitterness, since it was rumored that Jefferson Davis had plotted it.

Front 50

How many men lost their lives during the Civil War?

Back 50

600,000+

Front 51

Like WWI 50 years later, what is the major loss for the United States during the Civil War?

Back 51

A nation lost the cream of its young manhood and potential leadership for a generation.

Front 52

What two issues will be laid to rest because of the Civil War?

Back 52

Nullification and Secession

Front 53

Place the following battle of the Civil War in chronological order: Gettysburg, Vicksburg, First Battle of Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Antietam, Sherman’s “March to the Sea”, Shiloh, Ft. Sumter, Grant’s Wilderness Campaign, Lee surrenders at Appomattox.

Back 53

Ft. Sumter, First Battle of Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Sherman’s “March to the Sea”, Grant’s Wilderness Campaign, Lee surrenders at Appomattox.