Flashcards in chapter 14 Deck (48)
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true or false: the battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day of the civil war
true
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true or false: Pickett's charge was the last ditch effort by the Confederates to win at Gettysburg
true
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true or false: The Confederates won most of the major battles in the West
false
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the South's main army in the East
army of the northern virginia
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diversion of the union armies by a small confederate force
valley campaign
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early, unsuccessful attempt to capture the southern capital
peninsular campaign
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northern ironclad that threatened to break the blockade
monitor
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southern ironclad that threatened to break the blockade
virginia
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the north's main army in the east
army of potomac
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effort to blockade the south and capture the mississippi
anaconda plan
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battle of Antietam
resulted in the emancipation proclamation
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what was the first major land battle of the war?
first battle of Manassas
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What was the south's successful defense of its capital
Sevens days battles
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what famous speech did Lincoln give to dedicate a war cemetery for one of the bloodiest battles of the war?
Gettysburg address
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according to the textbook, what was the central issue that sparked the war
states rights
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what was one of the south's primary advantages at the outset of the war
better commanders
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Where did most of the fighting occur in the east
virginia
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What general played a critical support role in all of teh following Confederate victories?
stonewall Jackson
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what was the significance of the clash between the Monitor and the Virginia
age of wooden ships coming to a close
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describe the peninsular campaign
-the north lose more battles than the south
-the union army reached the outskirts of Richmond
-the southern troops were out numbered
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what was the most significant outcome of Joseph E. Johnston's attack at Fair Oaks outside Richmond?
Robert E. Lee was promoted to command the army
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Which battle was the first clear-cut defeat of the army of Northern Virginia
the battle or Gettysburg
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Why did the North attempt to capture the Mississippi river?
the Mississippi divided the confederacy in two
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true or false: the loss of farm hands during the war between the states devastated agriculture in the north?
false
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true or false: during the war, Lincoln sometimes acted beyond his constitutional powers
true
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What marked the end of the south's offensive capability
Battle of Gettysburg
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Battle of Shiloh
grants army was caught napping
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opened Tennessee to invasion
Forts Henry and Donelson
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the south's successful defense of its capitol
Seven Day's Battles
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