Civil War Flashcard

Front

What was important about the battle between the Merrimack (Virginia) and the Monitor?

Back

It was the first time ironclads fought each other.

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Which Union leader captured New Orleans?

Back

David Farragut

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Why was the capture of Vicksburg important to the Union strategy in the west?

Back

It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River.

Front

Who was Stand Watie?

Back

a Native American who was a Confederate general

Front

What was the symbolism of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Back

It defined what the Union was fighting against.

Front

What happened in July 1863 in New York City during a dockworker strike and the first draft of the war?

Back

African Americans and draft offices were attacked.

Front

What did President Lincoln proclaim in the Gettysburg Address?

Back

The Union would win the war so that the ideals it was founded upon would continue.

Front

1st Battle of the Civil War

Back

Fort Sumpter