U.S. History - Ch. 16, Sec. 4 - Questions

Why was Lincoln worried about emancipation?

(1) He did not believe he had the constitutional power to mandate emancipation. However, it could be argued that the use of slave labor was helping the Confederacy make war on the Union. Thus Lincoln could free the slaves. (2) He was also concerned about the effects of emancipation. (3) Lincoln also worried that he would lose support for the war.....i.e., the public would grow tired of it.

Who opposed the war, and how did Lincoln respond to the conflict?

Copperheads sympathized with the South and opposed abolition. Lincoln responded by suspending the right of habeas corpus and he had many of the Copperheads imprisoned without evidence or trial.

Who ran in the election of 1864? What was the main issue and who won the election?

Democrats - General George McClellan Republican - Abraham Lincoln The main issue of the 1864 election centered around whether to continue the war.

What was the biggest killer in the Civil War?

Diseases such as typhoid, pneumonia, and tuberculosis were the biggest killers of the war. Death from military combat was secondary to these diseases.

The lives of many Americans were affected by the Civil War. The __________ freed slaves in Confederate states. _____________ participated in the war in a variety of ways. Life was difficult for soldiers and _________ alike.

Emancipation Proclamation African Americans civilians

In which places was slavery still legal after the Emancipation Proclamation?

Even after the Emancipation Proclamation, slavery was permitted in the border states of Missouri and Kentucky and the state of Tennessee.

How did northerners view the Emancipation Proclamation?

Northern Democrats opposed slavery because they were afraid that freed slaves would travel north and take their jobs for lesser pay. Others wanted to end slavery because they didn't think the country would be united until the issue of slavery was resolved.

How did some northerners want to recruit African Americans into the Union army?

Northerners wanted Lincoln to free the slaves and, thereby, allow them to join the Union army.

What were conditions like in military camps?

Often the camps did not have enough food or medical supplies. Doctors and nurses rarely had medication to prevent infection.

How did African Americans support the Union?

Some signed up as Union soldiers, while other free African Americans formed their own units and fought for the Union.

In what ways did African American soldiers face more difficulties than white soldiers did?

Some white Union soldiers did not want the African Americans to fight with them. African American soldiers were paid less than white soldiers. And African American soldiers who were captured by the South were often executed or sold into slave labor.

How did the war change life on the home front?

Women had to perform jobs that they had never done before, because there were not enough men available. Old and young men, women and children worked.

How did women help the war effort on both sides?

Women worked on farms (managed and worked in the fields of farms and plantations) and worked in factories. They also provided medical tasks and supplies to the soldiers and doctors. One even set up a hospital.