Civil War Study Guide
1. What are three advantages of the North going into the war?
1. 71% of US population (22 million)
2. 72% to 75% of nation’s rail lines
3. 110,000 factories (85%), 97% production of weapons, & 90% of nation’s manufactured goods
4. Strong navy/large fleet of private trading ships
5. 70% grain production
6. 65% livestock
7. East-West telegraph lines
8. 81% bank deposits
2. What are three advantages of the South going into the war?
1. Fighting a defensive was (geographical advantage)
2. Spirit and confidence of its people
3. Skills – hunting, using weapons, and riding horses
4. Military leadership
3. What are three disadvantages of the North going into the war?
1. Had to fight an offensive war
2. Huge area to conquer
3. Needed training in basic fighting skills
4. Had to learn to use weapons to survive
4. What are three disadvantages of the South going into the war?
1. Few factories to provide weapons
2. RR (9,000 miles) lines didn’t connect
3. 9 million population (13% < North)
4. Manufactured goods - from N/Europe
5. No telegraph lines
6. Food- rice in large quantities, cotton, tobacco, and indigo
7. Fewer people to support
8. Almost no warships
5. What city was the Confederate capital? Richmond, VA
6. What was the bloodiest day of the Civil War? Antietam
7. For the first time in war, thousands of women served as what? nurses
8. Who had the nickname Unconditional Surrender and why? Ulysses S. Grant
9. What were two goals the North had going into the war?
Sea – blockade shipments
East – capture the Confederate capital
West – take control of Mississippi River
10. What were two goals the South had going into the war?
Fight a defensive war and depend upon European money and shipments
11. After what battle did Lincoln take action against slavery? Battle of Antietam
12. What happened at Appomattox Courthouse? Lee surrendered and the war officially ended.
13. Hopes on both sides for a quick victory ended with what battle? Battle of Bull Run
14. What was the Emancipation Proclamation and how did the African Americans in the North greet this?
Freeing slaves in states of rebellion (CSA) and it was received joyfully
15. What was Lincoln’s “Anaconda Plan?” His goals for fighting the war
16. Which battle was the turning point in the war? Battle of Gettysburg
17. What did the Battle of Vicksburg gain for the Union army? Control of the Mississippi River
18. What event during the Civil War showed “total war?” Sherman’s March to Sea
19. The South’s main economic growth centered around what? Cotton production
20. Where were the first shots to the Civil War fired? Ft. Sumter
21. What battle was the costliest battle as far as causalities that took place in Tennessee and had more
causalities than the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Mexican War? Battle of Shiloh
22. What were the two generals that fought against each other at Gettysburg? Lee vs. Meade
23. What was the name of the battle of ironclad ships? Monitor vs. Merrimac
24. Where was President Lincoln assassinated at? Ford’s Theater
25. What was the name of the play President Lincoln was attending? “Our American Cousin”
26. Who assassinated President Lincoln? John Wilkes Booth
27. Who replaced President Lincoln as President after he was assassinated? Andrew Johnson
28. Who was General Lee referring to when he said, “He may have lost his left arm, but I lost my right arm?”
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
29. What happened at the Battle of Chancellorsville? Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson lost his life
30. Who has the power of impeachment? House
31. The Trail of Tears happened under whose presidency? Andrew Jackson
32. What treaty ended the War of 1812? Treaty of Ghent
33. What battle was the turning point in the Revolutionary War? Battle of Saratoga
34. What were four things that caused the Civil War? Slavery, economic and political differences, John
Brown’s raids, Missouri Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave law of 1850, Bleeding
Kansas, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bloody Sumner, Dred Scott case, election of Lincoln, Ft. Sumter
35. Terms of Surrender for the Civil War? Troops turned over their rifles but kept their horses; officers
kept their pistols