Civil War
What were the consequences of the Emancipation Proclamation?
changed the reason why the war wasting fought to slavery... Britain didn't want to interfere anymore
What is the importance of the Battle of the Monitor vs the Merrimac?
it changed the way of naval warfare
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
January 1, 1863
Who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
How did Sherman's March to the Sea help break the "will of the South"?
Sherman's tactics brought on total war and deliberate destruction that destroyed everything in its path
Which state was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
List of the Confederate States of America.
- South Carolina - Mississippi - Florida - Alabama - Georgia - Lousiana - Texas - Virginia - Arkansas - Tennessee - North Carolina
In what years were the Civil War fought?
1861-65
Who was Lincoln's running mate in the Election of 1864?
Andrew Johnson
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Court House
When was Lincoln assassinated?
April 14, 1865
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run/Battle of Manassas
Union or Confederate: Alexander Stephens
Confederate
Union or Confederate: Jefferson Davis
Confederate
Union or Confederate: Robert E. Lee
Confederate
Union or Confederate: Stonewall Jackson
Confederate
Union advantage or Confederate advantage: "home field advantage"
Confederate advantage
Union advantage or Confederate advantage: fighting a defensive war
Confederate advantage
Union advantage or Confederate advantage: military leadership
Confederate advantage
Union advantage or Confederate advantage: short supply lines
Confederate advantage
What was the Trent Affair?
Confederate diplomats, James Mason and John Slidell, were traveling to England on a British steamer, the Trent, on a mission to gain recognition and support; a Union ship interfered, brought Slidell and Mason back to the U.S. as prisoners of war, Britain was threatening war unless the POWs were released, Lincoln finally gave into the intense criticism/peer pressure, and the CSA still failed to gain full recognition from Britain and France
At what South Carolina Fort were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter
What were the four border states that the Union desperately wanted to keep in the Union?
Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland
What political party was in charge of the National Government during the Civil War?
Republicans
Union or Confederate: Abraham Lincoln
Union
Union or Confederate: George McClellan
Union
Union or Confederate: Ulysses S. Grant
Union
Union or Confederate: William Sherman
Union
Union or Confederate: Winfield Scott
Union
Union advantage or Confederate advantage: control of the banking and capital of the country
Union advantage
Union advantage or Confederate advantage: control of the railroads (70%)
Union advantage
Union advantage or Confederate advantage: large population
Union advantage
Describe the 13th Amendment.
abolished slavery/involuntary servitude
Why did England not join the Confederacy against the Union?
after the Southern States seceded from the Union, Great Britain was forced to tread carefully in order to avoid another war with the U.S., which maintained that any foreign nation that aided the rebellious states would be committing an act of war against the U.S. ; they later decided to remain neutral in the situation knowing that they had the power to influence the issue of slavery in the aftermath of the Civil War
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
granted freedom to the slaves, but the South didn't free their saves because of the jurisdiction
Why did Abraham Lincoln have problems with the way George McClellan approached war?
he was too cautious in his strategies/leading
Describe the Confiscation Acts.
laws passed by the U.S. government during the Civil War with the intention of freeing the slaves still held by the Confederate forces in the South; Union General Benjamin Butler refused to return captured slaves to their Confederate owners, arguing that they were "contraband of war"; also empowered the President to use the freed slaves in the Union army in any capacity, even battle
Describe the Morrill Tariff Act of 1861.
raised tariffs to increase revenue and protection of American manufacturers... high protective tariffs to help industrialists
Under General Winfield Scott, what were the Union plans of winning at the beginning of the war?
the Anaconda Plan (blockading the entire South with the U.S. Navy, closing all Southern ports; taking a force of roughly 80,000 men and moving down the Mississippi River, taking every key city and port, with the intended effect of cutting the Confederacy in two)
What two battles ended up being the turning point(s) of the war?
the Battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg
Why were the border states so important?
the border states acted as a buffer between the USA and the CSA (without them there would've been a constant war between the two); the geographical features in these states also enabled the Union to have supply transportation advantages; would have also given more supplies and men to fight for the Confederacy
How did the North benefit economically from the Civil War?
the manufacturing/industrialization of the North was boosted; there were several acts/tariffs put in place to protect the Northern businesses
