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US History Fort Burrows Review Chapter 17 w/Yellow Answers 1. What city was the capital of the Confederacy ? Richmond, Virginia 2. Which Army had a defensive strategy ? Confederate 3. List each public official’s job/task during the Civil War. Robert E. Lee – commander of the Confederate Army Abraham Lincoln – President of the United States of America Ulysses S. Grant – commander of the Union Army Jefferson Davis – President of the for the Confederate States of America 4. Why did small southern farmers resent the Confederacy’s draft law ? men who owned more than 20 slaves were exempt 5. List the four original border slave states. 1. Kentucky 2. Missouri 3. Maryland 4. Delaware 6. How did Ulysses S. Grant’s concept of “total war” differ from earlier strategies ? civilians were subject to the same hardships as enemy soldiers 7. List the 4 states that seceded from the Union after the original seven states ? 1. Arkansas 2. Tennessee 3. Virginia 4. North Carolina 8. What work during the Civil War changed employment opportunities for women in American society ? the outstanding performance of nurses 9. Based on Lincoln’s words below, how do you think Lincoln believed that the South should be treated after the Civil War ? they should receive fair treatment Lincoln made a speech and said, “With malice (hatred) toward none, with charity for all, …..let us thrive on to …..bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and …..to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves…” 1 of Chapter 17 Review with Yellow Answers US History Fort Burrows 10. How did the northern blockade affect the south ? southern trade with other countries dropped sharply 11. List 2 successful strategies the North had for winning the Civil War ? 1. the Union took control of the Mississippi River 2. 12. blockaded Southern ports to cut off supplies In the Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln said that soldiers had sacrificed their lives to ensure that “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” What type of government was Lincoln referring to ? Democracy 13. What caused most Union soldiers to die ? disease 14. or wounds What was President Lincoln’s goal for obtaining peace with the southern states ? forgive them for breaking the law and reunite the states 15. Which southern state was the first to secede from the Union ? South Carolina 16. What was the main disadvantage for the North in the Civil War ? would have to invade the South/unfamiliar land 17. List 4 disadvantages for the South in the Civil War… 1. few factories 2. few railroads 3. small population 4. political problems/states’ rights vs. central gov’t 2 of Chapter 17 Review with Yellow Answers US History Fort Burrows 18. List 6 battles that were considered a ‘victory’ for the Union ? 1. Antietam 2. Fort Henry and Fort Donelson 3. Shiloh 4. Vicksburg 5. Gettysburg 6. Petersburg 19. List the 4 battles that were considered a ‘victory’ for the Confederacy ? 1. Bull Run 2. Fredericksburg 3. Chancellorsville 4. Fort Wagner 20. What was the main goal of the North at the beginning of the Civil War ? to keep the Union together 21. How was General Grant planning to end the Civil War ? destroy anything in the South that might be useful to their army 22. Why did the Civil War mark a major turning point in American history ? Americans began to think of the country as one nation rather than as a confederation of states 23. List the main effect of the Emancipation Proclamation. it added the abolition of slavery in the South to the Union’s war goals 24. Why was the Battle of Vicksburg so important in guiding the direction of the Civil War ? this victory gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River 25. What effect did BOTH the South and the North experience during the Civil War ? inflation 26. What lesson was learned by both sides in the early days of the Civil War ? both sides realized that their hopes for a short war were unrealistic 3 of Chapter 17 Review with Yellow Answers US History Fort Burrows 27. These statements describe which Civil War leader ? • Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point • Fought in the Mexican War • Served as leader of Confederate troops • Surrendered at Appomattox Court House Robert E. Lee 28. What was the most significant result of the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Chancellorsville ? both were stunning Confederate victories 29. How did slaves in the South contribute to the Union war effort ? they slowed down their work or refused to work on the plantations 30. Summarize army life for the soldiers during the Civil War… infection and disease were bigger threats than combat 31. How were the Union’s major goals achieved in the Civil War ? by the determination of General Grant 32. What ‘knowledge’ was learned from the early Civil War battles ? the need for well-trained soldiers 33. List an ‘economic’ change in the South towards the end of the war. plantations grew food crops instead of cotton 34. How did African Americans in the Union Army contribute to the war effort ? they fought in major battles by 1863 35. How did these females serve the Armies during the Civil War ? Sojourner Truth – Union nurse; camps for freed slaves Clara Barton – Union nurse; founded Red Cross Dorothea Dix – Union nurse Sally Tompkins – Confederate nurse; founded hospital in Richmond 4 of Chapter 17 Review with Yellow Answers US History Fort Burrows 36. Who was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War ? Jefferson Davis 37. Which Union goal was NEVER achieved during the Civil War ? the capture of the Confederate government 38. List the dates of the Civil War… April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865 39. Why did Lincoln handle the slavery issue so cautiously at the beginning of the War ? he wanted the border slave states to remain with the Union 40. Which group would have been MOST likely to disapprove of the Emancipation Proclamation ? a southern planter 41. List a ‘civilian’ change in the North during the war. habeas corpus was suspended to preserve public safety 42. List the MAJOR result of the Civil War. slavery was ended everywhere in the United States 43. In Lincoln’s 2nd term, what was his major goal for all citizens of the US ? work toward peace and unity 5 of Chapter 17 Review with Yellow Answers