Ch 17 (Civil War)

What is the significance of Appomattox Court House, Virginia

• The Dred Scott decision was issued there

• The Emancipation Proclamation was signed into effect there

• It was the site of the first shots fired in the Civil War

• Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant

"From Atlanta to Savannah" describes Sherman's "March to the Sea". What happened during these events?

• Antietam occurred; the single bloodiest day of the war

• Lincoln gave the "Gettysburg Address" to honor those impacted

• Sherman's troops used guerilla warfare to issue surprise attacks

• Sherman's troops engaged in "total war"; destroyed everything in their path

This battle was a TURNING POINT because it gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi River

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Shiloh

What was Lincoln's intent when he gave the Gettysburg Address

• To celebrate his re-election

• To give the South a chance to re-join the Union before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

• To mourn the loss of Stonewall Jackson

• To dedicate a cemetery and state the vision for the country

This battle ended any attempts by the Confederacy of invading Northern territory.

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Monassas

• Vicksburg

How did the Union and the Confederacy work to combat their struggling economies?

• borrowed money, stopped offering bounties

• borrowed money, printed money, taxed civilians

• lowered interest rates, printed money

• raised interest rates, taxed civilians

Sergeant William Carney and other members of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment were significant because:

• They were the first members of the US Navy

• They served as spies for the Union Army

• They showed the great contributions of African Americans to the war effort

• They served as Surgeons; taking care of the Black Regiments

The role of women changed during the Civil War. How did Clara Barton contribute to that change?

• She worked as a factory foreman

• She was a photographer that spread propaganda against the war

• She was a spy for the Confederacy

• She was a nurse who helped establish the Red Cross

After "victory" at Antietam, Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation. Once in effect the following January, what was the immediate outcome of the Proclamation?

• As a war measure, Lincoln acted as Commander-in-Chief to free enslaved people in Confederate States.

• Britain contributed to the Confederate effort

• Slavery was banned in the western territories

• Slavery was banned in the border states only

• Slavery was outlawed in the entire U.S.

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the purpose of the War?

• Union troops were now fighting to end slavery

• The Confederacy surrendered

• Lincoln lost the election and his chance at a 2nd term

• The South received foreign aid from Britain and France