AH Ch 16-17 The Civil War

After which battle did both sides realize that this would be long and bloody war?

A victory for the North was when the Union navy under Farragut captured ____ on April 25, 1862.

__________________ was a spy for the Confederate army.

Because war disrupted their supply of cotton, the South expected support from which countries?

The 54th Massachusetts was an all-female regiment.

Who led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

The formal end of the war came on April 9, ________________.

African American volunteers made up nearly which percentage of the Union Army?

Which relates to a Supreme Court decision that ruled that the Constitution protected slavery?

Which of the following is the systematic destruction of an entire land - not just an army?

Who convinced officials to let women work as nurses and recruited many to serve as nurses?

Because of the loss of life among his own troops, critics of ______ called him a “butcher.”

Why did the South suffer most of the destruction during the Civil War?

The Gettysburg Address was given at a ceremony to dedicate a cemetery.

Relieving McClellan of duties, Lincoln saw generals try to lead the Union. Who were they?

The ___ and Monitor were ironclads that battled and raised spirits in the North and the South.

Who or what was the Merrimack?

Which of these accusations did Douglas make against Lincoln?

General Grant lead a 47-day siege against which city?

Many saw Lincoln’s reelection as a clear sign from voters to end _____________.

When the Civil war began, many teenagers stayed home and did not serve in the Military.

In which state did rival pro-slavery and antislavery governments exist at the same time?

Which of these cities was the capital of the Confederacy?

Abolitionists who urged Lincoln to make the Civil War about slavery were Horace Greeley and

Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America?

The Union army was composed mostly of African American soldiers.

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

Which Southerner established a soldier’s hospital in Richmond, Virginia?

Which was the first state to vote to secede from the Union?

Which party did the Antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers join together to form?

The leadership of which generals was key in the Confederates’ military success in the East?

Lincoln’s address at which battlefield honored soldiers and stated his vision for the country?

Stonewall Jackson was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.

What is the name for a war between citizens of the same country?

Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River and its tributaries?

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?

Which term refers to the pro-slavery activists who crossed the Kansas border to vote?