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CIVIL WAR REVIEW—CHAPTERS 19-21
1.PUT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN ORDER
5-Antietam
1-1st Bull Run
6-Gettysburg
2-Ft. Henry/Ft. Donelson
3-New Orleans/Vicksburg
4-Peninsular Campaigns
7-Sherman’s March to the Sea
8-Surrender at Appomatox
2-Name 4 military changes that occurred during the war.
a-rifle instead of the musket—longer range, more accurate
b-trench warfare
c-“Indian” tactics
d-use of rr as supply lines—destruction of rr lines to hurt the enemy
3-Name 3 changes that occurred for women during the war
-join the nursing profession—care for wounded in battlefield hospitals
-take over businesses and farms as most men were off to war or dead
-act as spies/help out the cause of war
4-What were Lincoln’s first 5 actions after secession occurred?
-naval blockade of coast to prevent Southern cotton from getting out & $
from getting in
-supervise elections in the border states with troops to “convince” the
border states to stay in the Union
-censorship of newspapers to make sure there isn’t criticism of the N
-increase the military, fund the war effort
-**use executive order to do this as Congress was not in session
-get rid of writ of habeas corpus so “enemies” of the North would sit in jail
and not know their charges—prevents agitation
5-Which states are “border states”? Why are they so important to winning
the war?
Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, Tenn, KY—keep supply lines open along rivers
Also—Maryland & Delaware surround Washington DC
If they become part of the Confederacy, then Wash. DC is surrounded by
the enemy.
6-How does the North pay for the War? How does the south pay for the
war?
North—Bonds, Morrill Tariff, great econ expansion
South-bonds, print $--creates great inflation00
7-Relate the following terms:
Anaconda-squeeze the enemy –no supplies, no food—the enemy slowly dies
War of Exhaustion—similar to anaconda plan
“Everybody’s War”—all people rich or poor lost someone in the Civil War;
widespread misery/suffering because of the war
8-What actions do Britain and France take that upsets the Union?
Britain-supplies South with ships—laird rams,
CSS Alabama is really a British ship that destroys many Union ships from
1862-4
France takes over Mexico City briefly while the US is involved in Civil War
Goes against Monroe Doctrine—France trying to regain a foothold in N.
America
After the war, the reunified US tells France to get out of Mexico
9-What side were these generals on?
U-Sherman
U-McClellan
C-Johnstone
U-Grant
C-Bueauregard
C-Longstreet
U-McDowell
U-Hooker
U-Farragut (Admiral)
U-Burnside
C-Jackson
C-Lee
U-Meade
10-What were the 3 key geographic areas that the war was fought in?
Explain their significance.
Between Richmond & Wash DC—take the capital and you win the war
Midwest-supply lines along the rivers
New Orleans-Mississippi river trade/export
12-Describe the following events that lead up to the Civil War:
Ft. Sumter—1st shots fired by Confed against a Union fort
Dred Scott-Supreme Court decision that indicates that slaves are never
free, never citizens & have no rights whatsoever
1860 Election-4 candidates—Lincoln wins and SC secedes immediately
John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry-Brown tries to encourage a slave
uprising by taking weapons from a Federal arsenal; hung for his crimes
Brooks vs. Sumner—2 Congressman who physically fight in Congress; Brooks
(SC) beats Sumner (Mass); shows the how violent the disagreement over
Kansas and slavery
13-What role did Native Americans play in the Civil War?
-fought for both sides
14-Significant events at War’s end1864 Election—Lincoln winning the war so wins the election
Emancipation Proclamation-meaningless in terms of abolishing slavery
everywhere; abolishes slavery in Confed only; prevents European nations
from helping out the South
Gettysburg Address-eulogy for dead soldiers after the bloodiest battle;