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GEOGRAPHY 8-THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR-PRACTICE EXERCISE

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In what year did confederate fropps first attack Fort Sumter ?April 12, 1861
In what year did President Lincoln call for troops to save the Union ?April 15, 1861
In what year did northern troops retreat after the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) ?July 21, 1861
In what year were the ships called the Monitor and Merrimack engaged in a battle which resulted in a draw ?March 9, 1862
Did the ship called the Monitor belong to the North or South ?North
Did the ship called the Merrimack belong to the North or to the South ?South
In what year did Battle of Shiloh start (that was won by the Union) ?April 6 & 7, 1862
In what year did the Confederate forces retreat after the bloody Battle of Anietam (Sharpsburg) ?September 17, 1862
In what year did President Lincoln issue The Preleminary Emacipation Proclamation ?September 22, 1862
In what year did President Lincoln issue The Eancipation of Proclamation ?January 1, 1863
In what year did the Battle of Gettysburg end in a southern defeat and mark the turning point in the American Civil War ?July 1-3, 1863
In what year did Lincoln make his Gettysburg Address ?November 19, 1863
In what year did the Battle of Olustee Florida begin ?February 20 , 1864
In what year did Sherman begin his march through Georiga ?November 15 , 1864
In what year did Sherman's troops occupy Savannah,Georiga ?December 21, 1864
In what year did Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox ?April 9 , 1865
In what year was Lincoln assassinated in ?April 14 , 1865
How many volunteers did Licoln ask for ?75,00 ( there were only 17,00 men in a regular army at this time )
After Ft. Sumter loss, about how many men came to thr north ?The men started coming by 100's an 1000's.
Who graduated at the bottom of his class at West Point Academy ?Lt. George Custer
Who put their uniform back on after Ft. Sumter and reluctantly went to war on the Union side ?William T. Sherman
Out of the two parties ( Traitors and Patriots) U.S. Grant wanted to be which one ?Patriot
In Richmond,Va. ( the capital of the Confederacy) about how many volunteers showed up and ready to sign up for battle ?100,000;and so many showed up that 1/3 had to be sent home
About how many peolpe were in the North and in the South ?North : 21 million ; South : 9 million ( 4 million were slaves)
What did Robert E. Lee do when he was offered a feild command of the whole entire Union Amry ( April 18)?Lee resigned from the U.S Army and takes command of the Virgina Militia ( April 21). Lincoln lost his best soldier.
How many days did both sides think the battle was going to last ?90 days
Were blacks aloud to be in the army ?No blacks were turned away that tried to join the army.
Who wanted to keep the slaves even though Lincoln wanted to return them to their slave owners ?Gen. Benjamin Butler
In the battle of Bull Run ( Manassas ) did the Confederate troops know that the Union troops were on their way ?Yes, The confederate with their 22,ooo troops led by Beaurgraud knew that the north was coming.
Who was the President of the Confederay ?Jefferson Davis
Who won the battle of Bull Run ( Manassas)?South
What was the straegy of the Union ?1. Blockade Confederate coastlines 2. Split Confederacy in two 3.Seize control of interior railroads 4. Seize Richmond,Va.
Who was known as the Virginia Creeper ?George McClellan
Who was the Thomas Stonewall Jackson ?The Confederate general encharge on the Calvaiy.- the reason why he called Stonewall was because he never backed down.
In who's house did a battle start on his front porch and end in his parlor ?William McClellan
Who is U.S. Grant ?Union Army General that won the final battles agaisnt Lee.
Who is William Sherman ?A UNion general who was known for marching through the south burning and rueining most of what he crossed over including the city of Alanta, GA.
In what years were the end of Reconstruction ?1866 - 1877
What was spearate but equal ?The US Surpreme Court in 185 said that segergation was Constitutional as long as the sperate facilities for blacks and whites "WERE EQUAL ".
Who assassinated President Lincoln in April 14, 1865 ?John Wilkes Booth , a little known acotr at Fords theater.
Who became President after Licoln was assasinated ?Anderw Johnson
What did the Republican " Radicals " belive ?That the South was punished and wanted to protect the newly rights of freed slaves.
What is an important event in history ?" Watershed event "
What Amendment abloished slavery ?13th Amendment
What Amendment gave US citizenship to former slaves ?14th Amendment
What was the Reconstruction Act of 1867 ?It was passed by the radical republican Congress which setup the South in to 5 military districts to be governed.
What Amendment gave citizens the right to vote regraudless of race, color or previous condition od servitude ?15 Amendment
How many troops fought in the battle of Olustee in all ?10,000
What were the two Forts that were controlled by the confederates ?Ft. Clichard and Ft. Marion
What were the three forts on the gulf coast of florida that were occupied by the federals ?Ft. Jefferson , Ft. Taylor and Ft. Pickens
What was the Federal blockage of Tampa ?Continuous
What were the victories of the Confederates ?Gainesville, Natural Bridge, Olustee
What places were occupied by the federal troops throught the war ?Ft. Myers, Fernadina , Cedar Key and St.Augustine
What was the battle that had inconclusive result ?Santa Rosa Island
Where did planters move from to florida ?Virgina, the carolinas and Georgia.
How much was the land per acre ?$ 1 .25
Where did the plantation Belt extend start and end at ?It started at the northen part of Florida to Madison on the east.
What was the county with the largest plantation ?Leon
What two counties became cotton counties by 1860 ?Alachua and Marion
The three shipment for cotton were ?Apalachicola , St, Marks , and New Port.
About how many acres did the larger plantation have ?1,000 - 2,000 acres
Where was the real weath of a plantation owner ?How many slaves the plantation ownser owned.
By 1860, about how many plantations had 30 or more slaves ?400 plantations
What was also grown on plantations other than cotton ?Corn , Sweet potatoes, beans, peas and sugarcane.
What was the thrid state to sucead from the Union ?Florida
What was the first state to sucead from the Union ?South Carolina


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