ss questions

Question 1

why did Lincoln issue the emancipation proclamation on and how did it change America?

Answer 1

to free enslaved people. it saved the union and the chain of slavery. He did it because the union won the battle of Antietam. and it changed America by ending slavery

Question 2

Why did some Northererns want to recruit African Americans into the union

Answer 2

the union wanted more troops, Also Fredrick Douglass believed that military service would help African Americans gain rights.

Question 3

What were conditions like in the military camp

Answer 3

Soldiers had little food, shelter, or clothing. Starvation and disease killed thousands of prisoners. they were also mistreated. They were unsanitary, many illnesses and deadly

Question 4

what was Gettysburg address

Answer 4

Lincolns speech about the bravery of the union soldiers, and his commitment to winning the civil war

Question 4

Did people find the Gettysburg address inspiring when Lincoln first delivered it

Answer 4

no, people did not find it inspiring because it was short and they wanted him to say more. Now people are more inspired looking at it.

Question 5

why was geography important to the outcome of the battle of Gettysburg

Answer 5

6 hills provide union forces with strong defense forces

Question 6

what union commander was leading troops to victory in the west?

Answer 6

Uylsses S Grant

Question 7

What role did Ulysses S. Grant play in the war in the West?

Answer 7

Commander of the union forces in the west, he led an assault force into Tennessee

Question 8

Approximately how many total casualties occurred in the battle?

Answer 8

24, 000 casualties

Question 9

How were civilians affected by the Siege of Vicksburg?

Answer 9

They had no food and resources

Question 10

When was the battle of bull run

Answer 10

July 21 1861

Question 11

What costly mistake did the Confederacy make before the

Answer 11

leaving a copy of Robert E Lee battle plans behind

Question 11

What is significant about the Battle of Antietam?

Answer 11

bloodiest day in US military history, ended in a tie

Question 12

Why were ironclads more successful than older, wooden ships?

Answer 12

they were protected with iron plates and had gun towers

Question 13

Who became the president of the Confederacy?

Answer 13

Jefferson Davis

Question 14

What event triggered the war between the Union and the Confederacy?

Answer 14

the confederate states attacked Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter was a federal outpost owned by the union, they opened gunfire on Fort Sumter on April 12 1861. this started the civil war

Question 15

How did the Union’s strategy differ from that of the Confederacy?

Answer 15

The unions plan was to destroy the souths economy with a naval blockade of southern parts, and gain control of the Mississippi river to divide the south. South strategy was to fight until the north was tired of fighting