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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what were 5 causes of the us civil war | sectionalism states, rights, slavery. Dred Scott decision harpers ferry |
| what are plantations and who made up the labor force | huge farms in the south that produce cotton and tobacco, slaves made up the work force |
| what is sectionalism | the country was divided because of economic differences in the north, south, and west |
| what were the two parts of the U.S, Surpreme Court desision in dred scott v. stanford? what affect did it have on slavery | dred scott was not a citizen, so he could not sue in court. he was considered property |
| in 1858 Abraham Lincon ran against Senator Stephen A. Douglas for the U.S> Senate of Illinois. what did Douglas believe about slavery? What did Lincon believe about slavery? | Douglas belived people should vote on slavery. Lincon belived slavery should noy spread to the territories |
| what was confedaricy? | when the south broke away from the U.S. |
| what was the first state to secede | south Carolina |
| what were the border states | maryland and virginia |
| what was the importance of FT. Sumter | it was the first battle of the civil war |
| what were some of the advantages of the north | larger population, industry, better transportation, bigger military |
| what were some of the advantages of the south | fighting on their own land, better military, motovation to fight |
| what was the strategy of the north | blockade the south |
| what was the strategy of the south | they only had to fight a devensive war |
| what was the first major battle of the civil war | battle of bullrun |
| what was the nickname given to Thomas Jackson | stonewall jackson |
| what was the result of the battle of bullrun | both sides realized the battle would be long and difficult |
| what are tge parts of general winfeild scotts andaconmda plan | blockade the southern ports |
| why did the union want to control the Mississippi river | it would divide the confederacy in two parts |
| what was tyhe nickname givin to general ulysses S. Grant | unconditional surrender Grant |
| why was virginia the site of many battles | it was close to the capital |
| what was the result of the battle of ironclads | naval ships in the future will be made of iron |
| what was the result of the battle of shiloh | the North union won |
| why was capturing New Orleans so important to the North | it gave the north control of the southern part of the Mississippi river |
| what was the battle that had the single bloodiest day | antietam |
| what were the results of the battle of antietam | single bloodiest day, north victory |
| not all slaved were freed by the emancipation proclamation | Enslaved people in the rebellion |
| what constitutional power did Lincoln use when he issues the emancipation proclamation | the president has the power to take away property |
| by issuing the Emancipation proclamation , president expanded the war and changed it to be about | it changed the issue of the war to ending slavery |
| explain what Lincoln meant when he said ''never in my life felt more certain that i am doing the right than i do signing this paper ...if my name every goes into history it will be for this act, and my whole soul is in it" | Lincoln knew that slavery was morally wrong. even if people criticized him, he knew he was doing the right thing |