Key terms & Key people
Who was George McClellan?
He was the leader of the Union Army and was very cautious.
How did the advantages of the North at the start of the war continue to be advantages?
(Daily Double)
The Norths advantages at the beginning of the war continued to be advantages because they were to have resources. And most of the factories were in the north. The north had a population advantage so if many soldiers died they could replace the soldiers with other soldiers. The confederates continued to have shortages.
Where did the Battle of Shiloh take place?
Corinth, Mississippi
Where did the battle of Antietam take place?
Sharpsburg, Mayland
What was the 54th Infantry?
The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry was a volunteer Union regiment organized in the American Civil War.
Draft
Why are the battles at Gettysburg and Vicksburg considered a turning point?
I was considered a turning point because at first the confederates were winning at first then the battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg were the turning point because the Union won these war. They gained 2 cities and gained control of the Mississippi River
Who were the leaders of the battle of Shiloh?
Ulysses S. Grant (Union) and Johnston (Confederates)
Neither side won the victory at the battle of Antietam. But because ____ had ordered a retreat, the _____ claimed the victory.
Lee had ordered a retreat, the North claimed the vicotory
The _______________________ showed its determination to win the war in its attack on Fort Wagner.
54th Massachusetts Infantry
Is an abolitionist newspaper publisher.
Horace Greeley
Explain the life of a soldier, the harsh conditions, and prisoners of war.
Most soldiers spend three-fourths of the time in camp, not fighting. They trained 10 hours a day. A meal hardtack. Camp conditions were miserable, especially when wet weather created muddy roads and fields. There was a lack of clean drinking water. There was smallpox, typhoid fever, and other diseases. Both sides built prison camps for captured soldiers, 100 prisoners died each day to starvation or exposure.
What was the importance of the Battle of Shiloh?
Transportation was cut off so now good will stop going in and out.
How did new weapons make the civil war more deadly than previous American wars.
The new weapons made war more deadly because the new weapons would reload faster and you don't need an assembly line anymore. You can kill people from far away.
What were three problems faced by African American soldiers.
If African American slaves were caught escaping, they will get killed or returned back to slavery. They earned less than white soldiers. African Americans served in all-black regiments under white officers.
Who was William Tecumseh Sherman?
He believed in total war. He was a tough soldier.
What were the effects after the Emancipation Proclamation?
There was no immediate effect at first, it made the civil war a struggle freedom, and African Americans united together to support slavery, and Britain would not help a government that was fighting to keep people enslaved.
What did Grant do to make the troops at Vicksburg finally give up?
(Daily Double)
He begun a siege and bombarded Vicksburg day after day.
What was the importance of the Battle of Antietam?
It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
What did the African Americans work as during the civil war?
What was the Habeas corpus?
is a constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment.
What were the 5 things the north gained during and after the Battle of Shiloh?
After the Battle of Shiloh, The North gained control of Western Tennessee, and gained a railroad junction, got part of the Mississippi River, and during the battle the North captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson.
What happened at the Fall of Vicksburg?
Lee's army retreated from Gettysburg; Grant begun a siege. Then the entire Mississippi River was under Union control.
How did Abraham Lincoln foresee the outcome of the war in his Gettysburg Address?
Abraham Lincoln foresaw the outcome of the war in his Gettysburg Adress because he was talking about the nation as a whole and he didn't separate the two sides. Lincoln talked about the new birth of freedom too. He was talking about the government as a whole and didn't compare both sides to each other.
What role did women play during the civil war?
(Double Double)
In both North and South, women ran farms and plantations. Many women took over businesses, farms, and plantations while their fathers, brothers and husbands served on the battle fields. Women in the North and south did factory work. Some made ammunition. Others took government jobs. Some women became teachers. About 10,000 northern women became nurses.