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last S.s. test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Economy of the North? | Based on Factories & Industry by manufacturing goods |
| Economy of the south? | Based on agriculture, growing cash crops on plantations (cotton) |
| population of the North? | 22 million |
| Population of South? (Free and Enslaved) | 9 Million free people (about 4 million enslaved people) |
| What was the fraction of the south’s population that were enslaved? | 1/3 |
| What was the main cause of the civil war? | Sectionalism, slavery, and secession of southern states |
| What is secession? | To formally withdraw or leave |
| What was the fiirst state to secede? | South Carolina |
| President of the Union | Abraham Lincoln |
| Main General of the Union | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Nickname of a soldier in the Union Army | Yankees |
| Number of Union States | 20 free states and 5 border states |
| What is a border state? | Slave states that stayed in the union |
| President of the Confederacy | Jefferson Davis |
| General for the Confederacy | Robert E. Lee |
| Nickname of a soldier in the Confederate Army | Rebels |
| Number of Confederate States | 11 slave states |
| North (Union) Advantages | Larger population meant more soldiers to fight, they could use African Americans to build all black regiments to fight, Abe Lincoln was a great leader and kept them united by use of the telegraph, 70% of all railroads were in the North and could transport |
| South (Confederacy) Advantages | They had experienced military leaders (Robert E. Lee), they were fighting for their way of life to keep their slaves - motivated, fighting on their own land and knew the layout, most southerners were skilled with guns and horses. |
| Goals of Union | To preserve the Union and eventually to free slaves in Confederate states |
| Goal of South | To protect their way of life/slavery |
| Strategies of Union | Anaconda Plan - to blockade the south, control the Mississippi River, capture their capital & Total War - Total destruction of the South |
| Strategies of Confederacy | Defensive - hold on until allies helped or the North gave up |
| What was the Emanicipation Proclamation? | A document issued by Abe Lincoln to set slaves free in Confederate states, but no the border states. It was a military tactic to weaken the South's economy. |
| What was the Gettysburg Address and its purpose? | A speech given by Abe Lincoln to dedicate the battlefield as a cemetery for all the dead soldiers of the Gettysburg battle. Also to remember the principles and equality that our country was founded on. |
| What do you think was the most effective “weapon” used during the Civil War and why? | |
| USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia | ironclad ships |
| Surrender at Appomattox Court House | Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant and the war was officially over. |
| Fort Sumter | The fort fell to Confederate forces and ignited the war. |
| Siege of Vicksburg | Union and they now controlled the Mississippi river |
| Sherman's March to the Sea | "Total War" |
| Battle of Gettysburg | turning point of the war |
| Battle of Antietam | single bloodiest battle |
| Battle of Bull Run | "Stonewall Jackson's" |
| Fort Wagner | African American troop |
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