HOA unit 2

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what were good attributes posed by davis

- good military record - experience in political affairs - dedication to the confederate cause

what were bad traits posed by Davis

- impatient with people who disagreed with him - awarded prominent posts to leaders who appeared unsuccessful

how did Lincoln exercise his authority as commander in chief

- strategic planning - weapons testing - the promotion and demotion of officers

what were some advantages for the north

- textile mills - iron works - a well developed transportation network - better manufacturing - more horses and mules

how many states were in the confederacy

11

how many men fought for the union

2,000,000+

how many states were in the union

22

Union population

22,000,000

what was the slave population of the confederacy

3,500,000

slave population of the union

500,000

how long were presidential terms in this constitution

6 years

what was the population of the confederacy

9,000,000

how many men fought for the south

<1,000,000

Who was the Vice President of the Confederacy?

Alexander Stephens

What marked the start of the Civil War?

Confederacy firing on Ft Sumter

which states were border states that remained in the union

Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri

When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

January 1, 1863

who did president pierce appoint as secretary of war in 1853

Jefferson Davis

what happened a month after davis' senate withdrawal

The confederate congress selected Davis to be the president of the confederacy

what happened as the war went on

davis' popularity died down

what did Lincoln struggle to do throughout the war

find capable generals for his armies

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

freed slaves in the Confederacy

how did davis feel about slavery

he avoided the topic

what did alexander stephens have to say about slavery

he believed in white superiority and didn't like the idea of there being = races

why did Lincoln choose to fight instead of letting southern states secede

he felt it was his sacred duty as president of the US to preserve the union

what did Lincoln do isolate the confederacy and prevent it from resupplying

he imposed a naval blockade of all southern ports

what did Davis do after

he returned to the senate

how did Lincoln feel about slavery at the beginning of his presidency

he was only against the spread of slavery

when did davis withdraw from the senate

in 1861 after Mississippi seceded from the union

by imposing the blockade on southern ports what Lincoln allow

inviting other nations into the conflict

what was the confederacy's biggest advantage

it's large size and natural terrain of rivers and mountains

who did the confederacy have support from in the beginning

many European leaders specifically Britain

did Lincoln recognize the confederacy

no

Did Davis want to be president?

no, he wanted military command

did Davis say the confederacy government would have different principles from the union

no, they would still follow the declaration of independence and the constitution

what was the confederacy's other significant benefit

since they had slaves they used slave labor to their advantage to allow for most of the men who could fight to fight which led to more than 80% of their military age men fighting

what happened at the meeting in Montgomery Alabama in 1861

the 7 states that seceded adopted a provisional constitution for the confederacy

what was this bloackade known as

the anaconda plan

what was the union's weakness

their navy, they only had 42 ships and most of them were sailing the world

at the beginning of his presidency how did sotherners feel about davis

they liked him

why did European leaders support the south

they relied on southern cotton production

did Lincoln win reelection in 1864

yea


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