Unit 8 - Civil War Review Part 1

Strategies and Plans

100

Part of the Union plan included capturing this Confederate capital city.

Richmond, VA

200

The Union's three-party plan to win the war, which involved squeezing the South like a snake, was called this..

Anaconda Plan

300

This was the primary Confederate strategy to win: they intended to fight this type of war until the North got tired and quit..

Defensive War 

400

The Confederacy hoped to gain an advantage in the war by gaining support from...

Great Britain (or France)

500

What were the 3 different parts of the Union's plan to win the Civil War?

Blockade Southern Ports, Control the Mississippi and break South in two, capture Confederate capital city

Advantages and Disadvantages

100

More industrial production and a larger population

Union Advantage

200

Had superior military generals/officers 

Confederate Advantage

300

Double the amount of railroads to move soldiers and supplies

Union Advantage

400

Fighting on homefield in the war

Confederate Avantage

500

Only manufactured about 10% of all weapons before the war

Confederate Disadvantage

Early Battles

100

This was the first major battle of the war

First Battle of Bull Run

200

This Confederate General earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run for holding his ground. 

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

300

This battle of was "preview" of the rest of the war because it showed how deadly the conflict would be. 

Battle of Shiloh

400

This Union General became famous out west for his successes at Forts Henry and Donelson. 

Ulysses S. Grant

500

The Union victories at these 2 separate battles 1 year apart were significant because they both stopped the Confederate invasions of the North. 

Battles of Antietam and Gettysburg

Technology of War

100

These two types of weapons were improved with "rifling" making them more accurate with longer range. 

Muskets and Cannons

200

These ships used metal armor, which made traditional wooden warships obsolete. 

Iron-Clads

300

This specific new type of bullet made the war much more lethal. 

Minie (Mini) Ball

400

What was the Monitor and the Merrimack?

First battle between two ironclads

500

What combination led to death rates higher than ever seen before?

Improved technology + old battle strategies

Life of a Soldier

100

This invisible killer was responsible for 60% of all Civil War deaths.

Disease 

200

Soldiers spent the majority of their time in camp doing this for up to 10 hours a day.

Training (Drilling)

300

What were the two different ways that a person would become a soldier?

Volunteer or Drafted

400

These places were "horrendous", accounting for 10% of all Civil War deaths due to lack of food and shelter. 

Prisoner of War (POW) Camps

500

What were the 2 different ways that people could avoid being drafted in the Union and Confederacy? (Must match correctly)

Pay $300 Bounty - Union

Own 20+ slaves - Confederacy