Ch 17 L 1
True or False, the South's population was greater than the North's
False, the North's advantage in war was their greater population
The Merrimack was a
damaged frigate that had been abandoned in Virginia
True or False, only about half the children attended school during the war?
True, only about half the children attended school during war
To reverse means to...
move backwards
True or False, Ulysses Grant had been a straight-A student his whole life?
False, he had been an average student
What is a border state?
A state in between the north and south
General Grant led 40,000 troops to
Corinth, Mississippi
Most of the fighting of the civil war took place in...
Southern grounds
After a little time which side let African Americans fight in the war?
The North was the first side to let them fight
In the election of 1864 what who became the new president?
in 1864 President Grant took charge
What four states were considered border states?
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri are the United States' border states
What side in the war first started attacking through water?
The Union/The North was first to start attacking with their navy
A big impact on everybody in the war was...
Extreme shortages of food
After Antietam Robert E. Lee moved his army out of Maryland and into...
Virginia
By 1864 the North seemed to win they just needed __________ to make a plan
General Grant
By the end of the war, how many Americans lost their lives during the war?
About 600,000 Americans died during war
Having control of the Mississippi river allowed the Union to...
Prevent the southern states to send goods to the eastern states.
True or False, the Union controlled Chancellorsville for much of the war?
False, the Union controlled Jacksonville for much of the war
The South took home many victories because...
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson made a great partnership
In July The Union started to attack...
Atlanta
The Confederacy's goal in the war was to...
Become an independent nation
On July 21, 1861, 30,000 Union troops were led to the first major battle of the war by...
General Irvin McDowell
As the way of dealing with his opponents in the North, President Lincoln...
suspended habeas corpus
In May of 1863, Robert E. Lee met forces in Chancellorsville who were led by who?
General Joseph Hooker
Who led the attack for the last battles?
William Sherman