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Civil War: Chapter 3
Modern Times: Chapter 3 Sections 1 & 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were the 4 candidates that ran in the election of 1860? | Lincoln, Breckinridge, Bell, and Douglas |
| Why did South Carolina secede from union first? | They felt Lincoln's election was a threat to their culture. |
| Which states seceded from union before battle of ft. sumter? | Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. |
| Who was the president of the Confederacy? | Jefferson Davis |
| What was the cause of the battle at ft sumter? | Lincoln wanted to resupply the military base but the southerner's felt it was still their land. |
| After ft. sumter which states seceded from the union? | Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee. |
| martial law | military rule |
| Which states were border states? | Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware. |
| Robert E. Lee | confederate army commander |
| How did the civil war begin? | when Lincoln addressed the subject of slavery in his election speech |
| Northern Advantages | 90% of factories own supplies more railroad tracks |
| Southern Disadvantages | only one railroad made it easy to attack and prevent movement of supplies and troops |
| Northern Economy | revenue from tariffs purchased bonds sold stocks issued paper money (greenbacks) |
| Southern Economy | debt unable to buy bonds only hope was to tax trade but union blocked trade print money to pay bills |
| What happened after the union blocked the south's trade? | direct taxation to people |
| Inflation (money became worthless) | South- 9,000% North- 80% |
| Habeas Corpus | have to charge a prisoner with a crime so let them free |
| Attrition | wearing down one side by the other thru exhaustion of soldiers/supplies |
| South's Strategy | Defend Richmond (capital) Win Allies Create Disagreement in North DONT GIVE UP |
| North's Strategy | Capture Richmond (capital) Capture Mississippi River to cut south in half block trade ports |
| Blockade Runners | confederates that smuggles goods thru union blockades |
| Lincoln's purpose of civil war? | save union |
| Which battles were fought to take control west part of the confederacy to cut south in half? | Shiloh, New Orleans, and Vicksburg |
| Stonewall Jackson | helped confederates defeat the union |
| Battle of Antietam | crucial victory for union convinced Lincoln that it was time to end slavery in south |
| Emancipation Proclamation | tried to free slaves, 0 slaves freed |
| 13th amendment (mandate) | stops slavery unless u commit a crime |
| Seige | cut off food and supplies |
| Gettysburg | Lee's army goes to Pennsylvania hoping to seize a supply of shoes |
| Sherman | troops destroyed 1/3 of Atlanta trying to make southerners understand the horror of war. |
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