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Gen. United States History I
Civil War Review
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1. Why did the South feel threatened by Abraham Lincoln?
-LINCOLN said he would limit slavery in the new territories
-SOUTHERNERS saw an attack on slavery ANYWHERE as an attack on slavery
EVERYWHERE
2. The Southern reliance on slave labor for 90% of their income and Northern dislike of slavery were
destined to collide at some point. Why did the South decide that it was wiser to secede sooner rather
than later?
THE SOUTH was not growing the NORTH was
Eventually the SOUTH would be crushed by the giant NORTH
NOTHERNERS were becoming more hostile toward SLAVERY (Uncle Tom’s Cabin,
the election of Lincoln, etc.)
3. Who starts the Civil War and where does it start?
The SOUTH
FORT SUMTER SOUTH CAROLINA
4. What is the significance of Richmond Virginia and Jefferson Davis to the Confederacy?
RICHMOND = CONFEDERATE CAPITAL
JEFFERSON DAVIS = CONFEDERATE PRESIDENT
5. Why do you think Lincoln did whatever he had to (including using force) to keep the Border States
in the Union?
LINCOLN had to keep the BORDER states in the UNION or the UNION might have
been split
6. Why were Northerners the most surprised by what happened at Bull Run?
On paper the NORTH should have won the war easily
NORTHERNERS were OVERCONFIDENT
NORTHERNERS did not respect SOUTHERNERS desire to win
7. What is wrong with General George B. McClellan?
GREAT ORGANIZER
NEVER WANTS TO FIGHT: Wanted to be PRESIDENT
8. Why was the Anaconda Plan a good idea?
YES! The plan to crush the CONFEDERACY was effective, it just needed great
generals to carry it out
9. Why is the battle of the Monitor and Merrimac a technological revolution?
WOODEN navies are forever replace with IRONCLAD ships
10. What did the results of the Battle of Shiloh say about US Grant’s style of fighting?
He was not afraid to send men to die in order to win a battle
11. Why was the capture of New Orleans so significant to the Union?
Important part of the ANACONDA PLAN
Helps gain control of the MISSISSIPPI
12. Why did Lincoln want to keep England out of the Civil War?
THE BRITISH NAVY would have given the SOUTH a big advantage
13. How did Lincoln use the Emancipation Proclamation to keep England out of the war?
ENGLAND COULD NOT SUPPORT A WAR ABOUT SLAVERY
14. How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the focus of the war?
LINCOLN CHANGED THE FOCUS OF THE WAR
1861-1862: Independence for the South
1863-1865: FREEDOM FOR SLAVES
15. Why was Vickburg such an important victory for the Union?
Gave control of the MISSISSIPPI TO THE UNION
16. Why do you think General Lee changed his tactics in 1863 and decided to invade the North
instead of just defend the South?
LEE was running out of men
A bold attack could end the war quickly…if it succeeded
17. Why is William Tecumseh Sherman hated in the South even today?
SHERMAN’S MARCH TO THE SEA cut a path of destruction and death through the
South
18. What happened at Appomattox Court House in Virginia?
LEE SURRENDERED TO GRANT
THE CIVIL WAR ENDS
19. Who is John Wilkes Booth?
CRAZY ACTOR
SUPPORTER OF THE CONFEDERACY
SHOT ABRAHAM LINCOLN