Chapter 11 Study Guide

Discuss the Gettysburg Address.

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What happened during Pickett’s charge?

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What was the Anaconda Plan?

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Why was it important for the Union Army to gain control of Vicksburg?

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How did President Lincoln interpret his victory in the election of 1864?

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How did General “Stonewall” Jackson get his nickname?

He stood like a stone wall in battle.

Which former General ran against President Lincoln in the 1864 Presidential election?

George McClellan.

Who was the Union General at the Battle of Gettysburg?

George Meade.

What was the first all African-American regiment?

54th Massachusetts.

Which amendment to the Constitution ended slavery?

13th.

Who was the first female physician in the US?

Elizabeth Blackwell.

What name was given to General Sherman’s attacks from Atlanta to Savannah?

The March to the Sea.

On what date did the Confederate Army surrender to the Union Army?

April 9, 1865.

Which three battles served as the turning point of the Civil War?

Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and Gettysburg.

What was the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War?

Battle of Antietam.

How many Confederate troops were lost at the Battle of Gettysburg and what percentage of Lee’s forces was this?

28,000 and 1/3.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War?

Appomattox Court House, VA.

Who killed President Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth.

Where was President Lincoln when he was assassinated?

Presidential Box at Ford’s Theater.

Which decree freed the slaves in the states that were still in rebellion?

Emancipation Proclamation.

Define Copperheads.

Peace Democrats (Northern) that opposed the war and called for putting the Union back together without force.

Define siege.

Military blockade of a city or fortified place to force it to surrender.

Define hardtack.

A hard biscuit made of wheat flour.

Define conscription.

Requiring people to enter military service.

Define habeas corpus.

A legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned.