American History Chapter 11 Test

South Caroline site where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.

Bloody Tennessee battle where Union soldiers were taken by surprise; Grant reorganized troops and won.

A technological advance in maritime warfare exemplified by the ships Monitor and Merrimack.

Northern general of Union Army; he accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House in 1865.

The commander of the Confederate Army, whose defeat at Gettysburg was the war's turning point.

Site of 1862 Maryland battle that was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

Lincoln's declaration in 1863 that freed slaves in Confederate states and territory.

The Northern Democrats who advocated peace with the South during the Civil War.

Drafting of civilians for military service.

The African-American regiment commanded by Robert G. Shaw that led an assault on Fort Wagner.

Tax on an individual's yearly earnings, first authorized in 1863.

Courageous Union nurse known as the "angel of the battlefield," who later founded the American Red Cross.

Horrendous Civil War prison in Georgia with no shelter or fresh water, and a low survival rate.

Three-day battle in Pennsylvania considered to be the turning point of the Civil War.

Speech given by Lincoln in 1865 dedication of a national cemetery; it eloquently affirmed American principles.

Mississippi city to which Grant laid siege, leading the way for Union control over the Mississippi River.

Site in Virginia of the Confederate surrender on April 9, 1865.

The 1863 law that created the federal bank system, which made banking safer for investors.

The change to the Constitution that abolished slavery, passed in 1865.

The Southern sympathizer who assassinated Lincoln on April 14, 1865.