US History chapter 14 Civil War

Sherman's plan to wage total war on the South, from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean

the renamed Confederacy's ironclad ship they made from the abandoned USS Merrimac was

Confederate troops who were defending Richmond Virginia were known as

What was one of the South's primary advantages at the beginning of the Civil War?

Which of the following was the first clear-cut defeat of the Army of Northern Virginia?

Where Johnston led Confederates in losing surprise attack at Tennessee River but died in battle

in what year did the civil war begin?

Sherman encircled and captured this bigcity in this battle just prior to his "march to the sea"

What city did the Confederates successfully defend during the Seven Day's Battles?

Which of the following was NOT related to the capture of the Mississippi?

Which of the following was NOT a reason that Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

Confederate General played key support role in Manassas, 7 days, 2nd Manasses, Chancellorsville

Battle in July 1863 where the Confederate army marched into Pennsylvania looking for shoes

Confederate general who replaced General Johnston in the west after Johnston died at Shiloh

What event ensured the failure of Lee's first invasion of the North (Antietam)?

Where was the scene of the most violent resistance to the draft?

What general for the South earned the nickname "Stonewall" in the First Battle of Manassas?

Union naval commander who led the fleet up the Mississippi and captured New Orleans

Important port on the Mississippi; Grant made daring maneuver, cut himself off fr/supply lines

What event dashed all Southern hopes of British intervention in the Civil War?

Union general at the Battle of Mill Springs north of the Cumberland River 

destroyed Johnston's Southern army, captured Atlanta, and marched to the sea

Where did most of the fighting occur in the East?

event that made the North realize that the Civil War would not be quickly over

Why did Robert E. Lee choose to fight against the Union?

Battle after which the defeated Union General Burnside was replaced by "Fighting Joe" Hooker

aka the Battle of Murfreesboro, it was fought just outside of Nashville Tn. 

location in Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant

What is the term for the "drafting" or compulsory enrollment of men into military service?

Union forces attacked and completely shattered Hood who retreated and was no longer be a threat

Battle won by the Confederacy, in which Stonewall Jackson was killed by "friendly fire" 

Battle that was the high water mark of the Civil War for the Confederacy

The "border states" were

A major advantage for the Union in the West was the emergence of what general?

What famous battle halted Lee's last invasion of the North?

10 sentence speech by Lincoln in which he dedicated a cemetery and spoke of courage/sacrafice

Approximately how many Americans died during the Civil War?

siege that was the site of the major railroad junction that fed into Richmond from the south.

Who did Lincoln get to replace McDowell after the Union's loss at First Manassas?

From June 25 to July 1 1862, where Robert E. Lee defended Richmond from attacks from McClellan

Southern sympathizers in the North were referred to by Northerners as 

What state was created during the Civil War in violation of the Constitution?

What was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War?

Single bloodiest engagement in the war with 50,000 casualties between the two sides

What was the name of McClellan's troops that he trained after First Manassas?

1864 month long series of battles in defense of Richmond, in dense woods and tangled underbrush

What was Grant's greatest defeat?

What was the South's basic strategy for victory during the Civil War?

Brave but futile march in the face of a murderous artillery barrage at the battle of Gettysburg

Confederate cavalry commander who created havoc at Second Manasses for General Pope

General who earned the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga"

Sherman's men destroyed food, animals, and supplies that supported the Confederate army

crossroads referred to as "Grant's Slaughter Pen",Grant's costliest mistake on way to Richmond

Battles in the Shenandoah Valley Stonewall Jackson defeated two separate armies Mar/Jun 62'

Why did Grant continue to fight after suffering so many losses in the eastern campaigns 1864-65

Which side in the war had the advantage in basic resources (pop., food production, industry)

Important port on the Mississippi that was under seige; the people started eating cats/dogs etc

After a battle President Lincoln dedicated a cemetery for the men who had fallen there

Battle that was the end of the Confederacy's attempt to bring Kentucky into the Confederacy

What did Grant demand at the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia?

Two important forts on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers that were captured by General Grant

the Sothern merchant ships that broght supplies to Southern ports during the blockade

What was the name of the Union's ironclad ship?

incident that almost brought Britain into the war when Confederate agents were captured at sea

What was the capital of the Confederacy throughout most of the Civil War?

After this battle the south would never again be able to launch an offensive into the North

The capture of what city insured Lincoln's relection in 1864?

What was the name for the new war ships that had iron plates for defense?

What state was pillaged by Sherman's "bummers"?

Who came up with the Anaconda Plan?

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

Jefferson Davis' military adviser who he put in charge of the Army of Northern Virginia

What was the name of the North's strategy to win the Civil War?

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves

What border state, after an initial declaration of neutrality, joined the Union cause?

Which of the following was NOT part of the Anaconda Plan?

Cherokee for "river of death", it was a disastrous defeat for the Union in Northern Georgia

Helped turn the tide for the Union in the West and helped the union capture Chattanooga

Battle at which Pickett's Charge took place