At the beginning, why did Pres. Lincoln make the Civil War, a war to save the Union?
What is: he didn't want to make the border states angry, or he knew Northerners would fight to save the Union.
100
List three of the four Border States.
What are: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri.
100
What two ships fought in the first battle between ironclads?
What are: The Monitor and The Virginia.
100
Who was president of the Confederacy? (not on the test)
Who was: Jefferson Davis
100
Who was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
What is: No One
200
Where did The Civil War begin?
What is: Ft. Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
200
Define the term "Border States."
What are: slaves states that didn't secede.
200
What side won the Battle of Gettysburg?
What is: The North
200
What black abolitionist helped raise the first black regiment in the Union army? (not on the test)
Who was: Frederick Douglass
200
Why was the Emancipation Proclamation important?
What is: Because it made the Civil War a war to end slavery.
300
Why was Ft. Sumter fired upon by the Confederates?
What is: because it controlled Charleston Harbor.
300
Who thought of the Anaconda Plan?
Who was: Gen. Winfield Scott.
300
What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
What was: The Battle of Gettysburg.
300
Who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia?
Who was: Robert E. Lee
300
The Emancipation Proclamation got this group of people, that included Harriet Beecher Stowe to support the war. (not on the test)
Who were: Abolitionists.
400
Name two advantages for the North when the Civil War began.
What is: More money, people, land, railroads, and factories.
400
Why was it important to capture Richmond, VA? (not on test)
What is: it was the Confederate capital.
400
What was the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
What is: The South couldn't replace the men they lost.
400
Who commanded all Union armies during the later part of the war?
Who was: Ulysses S. Grant
400
The Emancipation Proclamation only applied to slaves in rebelling areas, because Lincoln didn't want to make the people in these areas angry. (not on the test)
What were: The Border States.
500
Name two advantages of the South when the Civil War began.
What is: better generals, only had to fight a defensive war, men were better soldiers.
500
Name the three parts of the Anaconda Plan?
What are: Control the Mississippi River, capture Richmond, VA, and blockade the Southern coastline.
500
Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the Civil War?
What is Appomattox Court House.
500
Robert E. Lee joined Confederate forces because refused to fight against his home state. Name his home state. (not on the test)
What is: Virginia
500
What amendment to the Constitution freed the slaves? (not on the test)