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16.1-16.4 Flashcards

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date of the start of the war

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April 12, 1861

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date of the Battle of Fort Sumter

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April 12, 1861

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date of the Emancipation Proclamation

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January 1863

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date of the turning point of the war

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July 1863

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date of the Battle of Gettysburg

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July 1863

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date of the end of the Civil War

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April 9, 1865

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date of Appomattox Court House

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April 9, 1865

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years of the Civil War

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1861-1865

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president from 1861-1865

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Abraham Lincoln

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president from 1865-1869

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Andrew Johnson

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Union fort within seceded state that never fell into Confederate hands

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Fort Pickens

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the first shots of the war were fired here, a location in South Carolina

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Fort Sumter

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leaders at Fort Sumter
1. Union
2. Confederates

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  1. Robert Anderson
  2. PGT Beauregard
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won the Battle at Fort Sumter

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Confederates, under PGT Beauregard

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treaty between independent nations to act as a group

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compact (South supported this idea because they disagreed with Lincoln)

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  1. Southern states formed
  2. Northern states formed
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  1. Confederate States of America
  2. Union of America
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four border states that had not chosen a side

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Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware

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18
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state formed because several counties in Virginia separated

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West Virginia

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Northern Advantages during the Civil War

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  1. population/states
  2. factories/industry
  3. resources
  4. transportation
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Southern Advantages during the Civil War

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  1. head start in preparation
  2. accustomed to the terrain
  3. strong leadership
  4. defending their homes/property
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Union strategy was
1. East capture ________
2. West capture ________

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  1. Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia
  2. the Mississippi River
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also known as the First Battle of Bull Run

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Manassas Junction

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Manassas Junction leaders
1. Union
2. Confederates

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  1. Irvin McDowell
  2. Joseph Johnston and “Stonewall” Jackson
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won the battle at Manassas Junction

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Confederates

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replaced McDowell for the Union after the battle at Manassas Junction
George B. McClellan
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captured Alabama's Mobile Bay
David Farragut
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battle between two ironclad boats
Battle of Hampton Roads
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first ironclad vessel
CSS Virginia (USS Merrimac)
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Battle of Hampton Roads 1. Union boat 2. Confederate boat
1. USS Monitor 2. CSS Virginia (USS Merrimac)
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Union general who took control of Tennessee
Ulysses S. Grant ("Unconditional Surrender" Grant)
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finalized the Union capture of Tennessee
Battle of Shiloh
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battle that cut off the northern end of the Mississippi
Island Number 10
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_____ took the port of New Orleans for the Union
Admiral Farragut
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city whose fall completed the war in the West
Vicksburg, Mississippi
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_________ was a march on Richmond that included the Seven Day's Battle
McClellan's Peninsular Campaign
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McClellan's Peninsular Campaign failed against ________
Robert E. Lee
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at the Second Battle of Bull Run 1. Union leader(s) 2. Confederate leader(s) 3. who won?
1. John Pope 2. Lee/Jackson 3. Confederates
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bloodiest single day of the Civil War
Battle of Antietam Creek
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man known for his leadership at Fredericksburg
A. E. Burnside
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won the Battle of Fredericksburg
Confederates
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ordered slaves be freed in states at arms against the Union
Emancipation Proclamation
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South's costliest victory
Battle of Chancellorsville
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Battle of Chancellorsville 1. Union led by 2. Confederates led by
1. Joe Hooker 2. Lee and Jackson
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turning point of the Civil War
Gettysburg
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Gettysburg 1. Union leader 2. Confederate leader
1. George Meade (Union won) 2. Lee
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at Chattanooga and Chickamauga, 1. Union leader(s) 2. Confederate leader(s)
1. Rosecrans and Thomas (won) 2. Bragg
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commander of the Union Army
Ulysses S. Grant
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Grant's second in command led the famous “March to the Sea” campaign and captured Atlanta and Savannah by December of 1864
William T. Sherman
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Sherman was given the task of capturing _______
Atlanta
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location Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
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ways the Union funded the war
increased taxes, war bonds, and greenbacks
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encouraged the sale of war bonds and established a new banking system
National Banking Act
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_______ was used on both sides to force men into military service during the war
draft system
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England and France supported the South during the war because of ______ and ______
cotton trade and colonies
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ruler in France who supported Southern independence
Napoleon III
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a British steamer harboring Confederate commissioners to Europe
Trent
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_____ stopped the delivery of ships created by private shipping companies to avoid war with the Union, after the British-built warship was used by the South
the Alabama dispute
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officially banned slavery in all states and territories of America
Thirteenth Amendment
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name for the Republican party during the Civil War
National Union Party
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most of the 620,000 men who died in the Civil War died from _____, rather than combat
disease
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