Question 26-30
Who was the president of the Union?
President of the Union in the Civil War and the 14th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
True or False, women had no significant role during the Civil War?
False
Women played important roles in the war while men were out in the war.
What are two inequalities experienced by black soldiers during the Civil War?
Not being paid equally and not being allowed to become officers
despite promises of equal treatment, African Americans were downgraded to separate regiments by white officers, but they also received less pay, and weren’t allowed to become officers.
Which location did the Civil War begin?
On April 12, 1861, the Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, sparking the Civil War.
How did the Civil War end?
With the surrender of the Confederate forces at Appomattox Court House
the largest surrender of Confederate troops occurred when Generals Johnston and Beauregard surrendered to General Sherman.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
The first and only president of the Confederate States was Jefferson Davis, a planter, politician, and soldier.
What Native American nation sided with the Confederates?
Some Native American nations chose sides, one example was the Cherokee Nation which sided with the Confederates.
Why was John Brown important during this time?
He pronounced the end of the compromise on the issue of slavery
it is said that John Brown was the spark that started the Civil War. He marked the end of compromise over the issue of slavery by saying militant action had become the only way to abolish slavery.
What was the lasting effect of the Civil War when it came to racism in the United States?
After the Civil War, African Americans were allowed to vote, actively participate in politics, acquire land, seek employment, and much more with their newfound rights.
Which city served as the Confederate capital during the Civil War?
Together the seceded states created the Confederate States of America then elected Jefferson Davis as their president, and established their capital in Richmond, Virginia.
What color did the Confederate soldiers wear?
The Southern Confederate soldiers wore GRAY.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
An order issued freeing slaves in Confederate states
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln and it proclaimed that slaves in the Confederate states (NOT the Border States) were free.
How many Soldiers died during the war?
The number of soldiers who died during the war was generally estimated to be 620,000.
Which general led the Union Army throughout the war?
Ulysses S. Grant
organized and led the Union Army during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, removed after the Battle of Antietam, becoming the Commanding General of the Union Army.
Which event advanced the secession of the Union?
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the Union President, this helped the Union to expand their resources and ideas as Abraham Lincoln was the president.
What is NOT something the South did to fund the war?
Raise excise taxes
to fund the war, the North levied high tariffs on imports, introduced an income tax, issued paper money called greenbacks that were not backed by gold but by the government, and sold government bonds to banks and individuals.
What was the effect of the Union winning the war?
Lincoln’s Assassination
as the war drew to a close there were still some Southerners who believed that the Confederacy could be restored, John Wikes Booth held that belief and it was the motive behind his plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
Name ONE of the names of the Northern states.
The North is also known as the North, Union, Federals, Yankees & Billy Yanks.
What were the starting points of the Civil War?
North and South differences
the South wanted to extend slavery to the newer territories entering the United States meanwhile the North wanted to abolish slavery and have the newer territories be free.
What were Abraham Lincoln’s primary goals in going to war?
Lincoln’s primary goal in going to war was to save the Union, not to free slaves. His decision to fight wasn’t based on his feelings towards slavery but his feeling as president to preserve the Union at all costs.
Who are the 2 important military leaders of the Confederate states?
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee was Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, and Stonewall Jackson served under Robert E. Lee and was key in winning many battles.
What was a border state?
A state that had slaves but officially remained loyal to the United States
border states were states that allowed slaves but remained in the Union and were loyal to the United States.
Name ONE of the names of the Southern states.
The South is also known as the South, Confederacy, Rebels & Johnny Reb.
True or False, Lee’s army battled Union forces and was forced to surrender.
True
Lee’s surrender signaled the end of the war, but fighting continued in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
An agreement that said Missouri was a slave state while Maine would become a free state
the Missouri Compromise was an agreement worked out between the North and the South that allowed Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state; this marked the beginning of conflict over the extension of slavery that led to the Civil War.