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35 Cards in this Set

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Republican who won the presidency in 1860
Abraham Lincoln
Southern sympathizer and actor who assassinated President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
hero at Vicksburg who became commander of all Union armies in 1864
Ulysses S. Grant
Union commander who burned a path of destruction through Georgia
William Tecumseh Sherman
president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
general responsible for the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson
Union commander who seized New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Natchez
David G. Farragut
Union nurse who cared for the sick and wounded on the front lines
Clara Barton
Was the General for the Confederates during the battle of Ft. Sumter
Beauregard
T/F After the battle of Ft. Sumter both sides realized that the war could be longer than they thought and have a bloody struggle
True
T/F Northern newspapers dubbed the Union's strategy the Anaconda Plan, after a snake that wraps around its victims and sufficates them
True
T/F The Civil War began with the firing on Shiloh in Charleston Harbor
False
T/F the war's first major battle, at Antietam, was a victory for the South
False
T/F When African Americans were allowed to serve in the military, they could not rise in rank in the army above the white soldiers
True
T/F the south face food shortages because of the Union blocking ports
True
the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery throughout the US
True
T/F to help pay for war, Congress tapped into people's wealth by adding an income tax
True
T/F in 1881, Clara Barton helped found the American branch of the United Way, an agency whose aim is to relieve human suffering
false
This called for a three part assault on the Confederacy
Anaconda plan
This battle was the bloodiest single day battle in U.S. history
Antietam
this bloody battle, in which Confederate forces took Union forces by surprise, taught both sides about the necessity of sending out scouts, digging trenches, and building fortifications
Shiloh
this Confederate general earned his nickname by holding up well under stressful battle conditions
Stonewall Jackson
Which of the following abolished slavery in the North?
A. the Gettysburg Address
B. the thirteenth amendment
C. the Compromise of 1850
D. the Emancipation Proclamation
D.
Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?
A. it made the South give up the idea of invading the North
B. it divided the Confederacy
C. it convinced the Confederacy to surrender
D. it marked the first Union victory on the battlefield
A.
What was Clara Barton's role in the Civil War?
A. Red Cross volunteer
B. nurse on the battlefield
C. ordinary soldier
D. federal clerk
B.
Which of the following quotations is from the Gettysburg Address?
A. "we are not prepared for the suffrage. But we can learn."
B. "All persons held as slaves within any State...in rebellion against the US, shall be...forever free."
C. "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here."
D. "You are rushing into war with one of the most powerful,...determined people on earth."
C
Where was Lincoln Assassinated?
A. On the Battlefield
B. Ford's Theater
C. Camp Douglas
D. Douglas Theater
B
Which event occurred after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed?
A. Battle of Bull Run
B. The Trent Affair
C. Draft Riots
D. Battle of Antietam
C
The final surrender of the Confederate Army took place here
Appomattox Court House
This Confederate general surrendered on April 9, 1865, bringing an end to the Civil War
Robert E. Lee
With the fall of Port Hudson and this city, the Union finally achieved its goal of cutting the Confederacy in two
Vicksburg
Abraham Lincoln gave his speech during the dedication of a cemetery
Gettysburg Address
The Confederacy won an important battle here but lost a great general when Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops
Chancellorsville
His march across Georgia created a wide path of destruction, terrorized civilians, attracted thousands of formerly enslaved persons, and destroyed the morale of white Southerners
William Tecumseh Sherman
This three day battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War because it crippled the Confederacy so badly that Confederate troops would never again be able to invade a Northern state
Gettysburg