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Famous abolitionist who escaped slavery, whose sons served in the MA 54th
Frederick Douglass
100
Nicknamed "Unconditional Surrender ____" he became the Final Commanding General of Union Army after victories in the west
Ulysses S. Grant
100
Bloodiest single day in American military history, this battle was fought in VA in 1862
Antietam
100
Harper's Weekly published articles about the Civil War, which lasted from the years 18___ to 18___
1861 - 1865
100
What are "border states?" Which Union states were border states?
Border States - slave states that stayed in the Union; MO, KY; MD; DE (later WV)
200
Nicknamed "The Angel of the Battlefield" who organized medical care as a nurse during the Civil War, she later established the American Red Cross
Clara barton
200
Considered the greatest general of his time, he was offered the command of both the Union and Confederate armies, but chose to serve his confederate state of Virginia
Robert E. Lee
200
Site of the Confederate surrender by Robert E. Lee on April 9th, 1865
Appomattox
200
Harper's Weekly was written from the perspective of which side of the Civil War conflict?
The Union (The North, New York)
200
What was the range of % for immigrants living in PA?
10% to 19%
300
President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
300
Union General whose march on Atlanta and "March to the Sea" is often seen as an early example of Total War, where civilian industry, infrastructure, and property are destroyed
William Tecumseh Sherman
300
This battle - nicknamed "The Battle of the Ironclads" was between what two ships?
The Monitor (Union) and the Merrimac (Confederate)
300
Describe one major difference between the CONTENT or APPEARANCE of HW compared to modern print media.
Sample: CONTENT - HW articles are longer, more detailed; APPEARANCE - print oriented in chunks not broken up into smaller items; pictures are mostly sketches, full or half page;
300
Name the three key parts of the Anaconda Plan
-Create a naval blockade -Advance on Richmond/VA -Control the MS River
400
He assassinated President Lincoln 5 days after the Confederate surrender on April 9th, 1865.
John Wilkes Booth
400
Confederate general who died one month before Gettysburg, whose nickname was based on his determined Bull Run behavior
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
400
The Union took control of the Mississippi when they won this battle, splitting the South in two.
Vicksburg (MS)
400
Describe one major difference between the WRITING STYLE of Harper's Weekly articles compared to modern print media.
Sample: HW is more dramatic and descriptive - even poetic; HW news articles contain lots of "opinion style" reporting rather than pure factual and objective info; language usage is more sophisticated, with a more varied and vivid word choice
400
What was the total number of soldiers who died from DISEASE rather than battle in both the North and the South
-N: W110,000+D250,000=360,000 -S: W94,000+D164,000=258,000
500
Early photographer famous for his battlefield photographs documenting the Civil War
Matthew Brady
500
Confederate General and cavalry officer who helped found the KKK.
Nathan Bedford Forrest
500
This three day battle and Union victory is seen as a major turning point in the war
Gettysburg (PA)
500
Give one detail you learned about the Battle of Fort Wagner - NOT from the movie Glory - but from the Harper's Weekly article.
Sample: The Union had tried to take the fort the week earlier and failed; The 54th stormed the fort TWICE the night of the 18th; the 54th was part of a larger BRIGADE, which included regiments from CT, NY, NH, and PA; two other brigades followed after; (FYI - a brigade has 2000-4000 soldiers)
500
Based on the Graph data, what kind of inflation did the South face during the Civil War?
$65.75 is what percent of 6.45? (New Value − Old Value) / Old Value × 100% = (65.75 -6.45) /6.45 X 100 = 919% Prices are appx. 10X higher than normal.