Chapter 16 Review

The capture of Fort Henry by the union allowed Grant to advance and capture Nashville

After the First Battle of Bull Run, President Lincoln decided to raise and train a real army.

What advantage did the North have over the South in the Civil War?

which of these stopped a Confederate invasion of the North?

After Virginia left the Union,West Virginia was formed by those who opposed secession.

What advance in technology made the Civil War more deadly than earlier American wars?

Why was the North's capture of New Orleans a serious blow to the south?

The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest single day battle of the war.

Commander of Union forces at Shiloh, criticized for heavy casualites

The capture of Fort Henry allowed them to advance up the Tennessee River and capture Nashville.

The South's defeat of Union forces at the Seven Days Battle ended an invasion of Virginia.

Which of the following was a new type of military technology introduced in the Civil War?

Soldiers on the battlefield sometimes went hungry when supply trains failed to arrive.

This battle saved Richmond from capture by the Union army.

Who was the winning General in the Seven Day's Battle?

Battle of Vicksburg produced the fiercest fighting and heaviest casualties of the war.

Union commander who failed to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond

The north's strategy was the Anaconda Plan

Keeping Kentucky in the Union was important b/c it didn't isolate D.C from the Union

Why did Confederate forces invade the North in 1862

This was the bloodiest one-day battle ever fought by Americans.

He was the commander of the Union Army in the East.

This battle took place in Tennessee.

The border states are known as Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky and Tennesee.

Nicknamed "Stonewall" at the First battle of Bull Run

Who was commander of the Confederate forces who was killed at Shiloh?

The “border states” in the Civil War were Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

What prompted Lincoln to fire General George McClellan

The fall of New Orleans helped the Union w/their strategy of cutting the Confederacy in two.

After the Union was defeated at Bull Run, Lincoln decided to raise and train a real army

Who was the Union Naval commander whose ships captured New Orleans in 1862?

General who resigned from the U.S Army and became commanding general of Confederate forces.

Lee defeated McClellan here.

The troops had frequent bouts of diarrhea due to germs in food and water.

An important Union general in the West

One northern strategy for winning the war was...

The civil war began when Southern forces attacked U.S troops at