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AP Unit 9 Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was the Civil War? | 1861-1865 |
| Where were the firsts shots of the Civil War fired? | Fort Sumter |
| Where did General Lee (Confederacy) surrender to General Grant (Union)? | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| What slave states were border states that did not secede? | Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware |
| What happened with West Virginia? | West Virginia was part of the Union. It split from Virginia in 1863. It is the only state to secede from a Confederate state. |
| What were the Northern advantages? | More people, freed blacks (who fought for the Union), immigrant population, more supplies, more money, well established government |
| What were southern advantages | only had to fight a defensive war (on Southern soil), difficult coastline to blockade, "king cotton" diplomacy, fighting for their way of life. |
| What was General Winfield Scott's plan? | He was the union General who suggested the Anaconda plan- to blockade the southern ports, split it in two via the Mississippi river and squeeze it like a snake. He also wanted to take the southern capital of Richmond. |
| What is contraband? | Illegal materials. |
| What was considered contraband in the Civil War? | escaped slaves |
| Why did the war begin with a southern attack on Fort Sumter? | The Union ran out of supplies at this Charleston fort. Lincoln said he would resupply them, when they attempted to deliver supplies, the southerners attacked. |
| What is "King Cotton" Diplomacy? | The south hoped to receive foreign aid during the war because of other country's interest in the southern export of cotton. |
| How did the Union make most of their money? | The sale of war bonds. |
| Who "won" the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg | The Union (north) |
| Why did Irish-American immigrants riot in New York city? | They feared that after the war, newly freed African Americans would take their jobs. |
| What was Lincoln's fear about emancipating the slaves too early? | He was afraid he'd lose the support of the border states. |
| Why was Vicksburg so important? | This was a devastating loss by the Confederacy. At Vicksburg, the Union gained complete control of the Mississippi River, thus dividing Confederacy in half |
| What amendment ended slavery? | The 13th |
| What was Grant's strategy? | to constantly attack the Confederates from all fronts (sea/land). |
| What was the single bloodiest day in American History? | Battle of Antietam. |
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