UNIT 3 study guide CH 17-4🐇🐇🐇

Why were some abolitionist upset with Lincoln emancipation proclamation?

Because it allowed slavery to continue in the four slave-states that had stayed loyal (Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware

In what way did the war affect the economy of the south?

Food shortage often sabotages and rages for people can steal food; confederate army seized food and supplies for their own needs; there was an inflation which was an increase in the cost of food and decrease in the amount of money

What was the cause of the emancipation proclamtion?

Lincoln, abolitionists, and "contrabands" wanted to enlist black soldiers to fight for the Union, but under the existing laws black men could not join the army. On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that all slaves in the states controlled by the Confederacy were free.

How did slaves damage the southern economy and sabotage the war effect?

Many slaves slowed the pace of work or stopped working altogether;some carried sabotage to hurt farms or ruin equipment or crops; slaves ran away; some rose in rebellion against their overseers;slaves just ran away to join the union force

What was Lincoln primary objective during the war ?

President Lincoln told a New York newspaper that preserving the Union was his main goal of the Civil War — not abolishing slavery. "If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all slaves I would do it," Lincoln said

Why did general Lee invade the north in the summer of 1863?

Robert E. Lee decided to invade the North because of 4 reasons.1. He needed to feed his troops with the Union food 2. To prove that they can win battles and get European allies 3. To lure out the Federal army and destroy it 4. To make the northern public tired of the war

How did the discontent with the war affect the confederacy?

Southerners were growing weary of the war and the constant sacrifices that it demanded. Confederate soldiers began to leave the army (40% desertion rate)

What was the effect of the emancipation proclamation?

The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten Confederate states still in rebellion. It also decreed that freed slaves could be enlisted in the Union Army, thereby increasing the Union's available manpower.

What was the purpose of Lincoln Gettysburg address?

The Gettysburg Address is a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln at the November 19, 1863, dedication of Soldier's National Cemetery, a cemetery for Union soldiers killed at the Battle Of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.

How did the civil war impact the south?

The major impact of the war on the South (other than the end of slavery) was that it left white Southerners feeling bitter

How did African Americans in the union army contributed to the war effort?

They fought in the major battles by 1863

Why did poor southern whites complain that the civil war was a "rich mans war, but a poor mans fight"?

Wealthy man could avoid service while poor southerners were forced had to fight.