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10B Civil War 2
Causes, Battles, Leadership
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was the U.S. Civil War fought? | 1861-1865 |
| Who was Jefferson Davis? | President of the Confederate States of America |
| Who was Ulysses S. Grant? | Union Army General during the Civil War. |
| Who was Robert E. Lee? | Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia |
| Who was William Carney? | First African American soldier to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for service during the Civil War. |
| Who was Philip Bazaar? | Seaman in the Union Navy who won the Congressional Medal of Honor |
| Why did Robert E. Lee choose to fight for the Confederacy? | Lee had been working for the U.S. Army when the south seceded; sectionalism won out as he chose to fight for his state, Virginia, instead of working for the union under Lincoln. |
| What was the most important cause of the sectionalism that divided the country and led to the civil war? | slavery |
| How were States' Rights a cause of the civil war? | Southern leaders believed that slavery was a states' rights issue, protected by the 10th amendment. |
| Would States' Rights advocates be considered strict constructionists or loose constructionists. | Strict constructionists: the federal government can only do those things specifically outlined in the constitution |
| What is the 10th amendment? | Federalism: any powers not specifically given to the federal government belong to the states |
| How did the Civil War begin? | Confederate forces attacked Ft. Sumter in 1861 |
| What happened at Antietam? | First battle to occur in the north; 23,000 casualties; Union won it; led Lincoln to announce the Emancipation Proclamation |
| Why is Gettysburg important? | Turning point in the Civil War; the south tried to invade the north but couldn't do it. 1863 |
| What happened at Vicksburg? | The north got control of the Mississippi River. |
| Why was the Emancipation Proclamation significant? | The war began as a fight over "preserving the union." The Emancipation Proclamation changed the fight to one about ending slavery. |
| How did the Civil War end? | Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865 |
| How did Lincoln's ideas about equality change over time? | 1st inaugural - "I'm not going to abolish slavery"; 2nd inaugural - "slavery is bad"; Gettysburg Address - "enslaved people in confederate states will be free." |
| What did Lincoln believe about the Union of States? | Lincoln was clear and consistent over time: the Union must be PRESERVED (saved). |
| How did Confederate President Jefferson Davis justify secession from the United States? | Leaving the Union was a necessity, just like leaving Great Britain was a necessity in 1776. |
| Lincoln and Davis had very different ideas about liberty. How did they differ? | Lincoln- liberty belonged to individuals (people should be free); Davis-liberty belonged to the states (states should be free to do what they want) |
| What advantages did the north have over the south? | More railroads; more people; more factories; more farms producing food; money and banks |
| What advantages did the south have over the north? | Fighting on their land; exceptional military leadership |
| What disadvantages hampered the north's ability to win the war quickly? | Nobody knew how to lead an army or fight a war; the best military leaders had returned to the south |
| What disadvantages hampered the south's ability to win the war? | Economy - their farms produced cotton - not food; no factories to make weapons; few railroads; no paper money |
| 10B Civil War 2 Causes, Battles and Leadership | |
| What happened at Bull Run? | Early victory for the south at Manassas, Virginia; Convinced Lincoln that it would not be easy to win the war |
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