Civil War Review

Politics of War

100

Explain what the border states were in the context of the war:

--Slave holding states who remained loyal to the Union 

200

What did the term cotton diplomacy refer to?

--The South limiting the sale of cotton to foreign nations in an effort to get them to join their side.

300

What did the term copperhead refer to?

Norther's who were against the war and wanted an immediate peace negotiated with the south

400

Explain the impact of the emancipation proclamation (3 examples)

--prevented foreign involvement

--mobilized free blacks to serve for the Union Army

--North took the moral high ground

--confronted the issue of slavery once and for all; expedited the legislative process to create a law ending slavery

500

Explain three ways in which Lincoln expanded the role of the executive during his time in office:

--Suspended habeas corpus

-- Instituted martial law

--Federalized the nation's railroads and telegraph network

--Wartime draft

Battles

100

This was the major turning point in the East

--Gettysburg

200

The major turning point in the West was:

Vicksburg

300

The North's Anaconda Plan consisted of three elements. Explain them:

--Capturing the MS river to divide the Confederacy in two

--Capture the Capital of Richmond, VA

-- Blockade the Southern ports to limit their resources

400

Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation after this battle:

Antietam

500

Place these battles in chronological order:

Wilderness Campaign

Gettysburg

Peninsula Campaign

Fort Sumter

Antietam

Sherman's March

Fort Sumter

Peninsula Campaign

Antietam

Gettysburg

Sherman's March

Wilderness

Economics of War

100

What are war bonds?

--A finance measure the government uses to fund the war

200

What were greenbacks?

Paper issued currency to help finance the war effort

300

Explain how the rise of big business coincided with the Republican party during the war:

--Industrialists and businessmen got very wealthy during the war, aligned their support with the Republican Party and became the Party of Big Business

400

This law was put in place during the war to help facilitate westward expansion & promote the settling of the west for migration and economic purposes

Homestead Act of 1862

500

The nations first income tax was instituted during the Civil War. It will later inspire which Constitutional Amendment?

16th

Brother against brother

100

Who ran against Lincoln in the Election of 1864?

George McClellan

200

Explain two advantages for the Union and two for the Confederacy:

Union:

--Stronger industry

--more man power

--more railroads

Conf:

--better generals

--stronger unity 

--fighting on their own land 

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300

The concept of total war came to fruition during this military campaign:

Sherman's March

400

She created the American Red Cross in an effort to improve battlefield medicine during the war:

Clara Barton

500

What was the Trent Affair?

--Two Confederate diplomats were captured on a British vessel by the Union Navy. 

Misc.

100

The first shots of the Civil War took place at:

Fort Sumter, SC

200

This famous prison camp in GA was notorious for its horrific conditions and treatment of Union POWs

Andersonville

300

Approx. how many casualties in the Civil War

~600-700,000

400

The war started on his front farm and ended in his front parlor:

Wilmer McClean

500

Lincoln was assassinated at this theatre while viewing which play?

Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC. Our American Cousin