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15. Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| border states | states that did not secede from the union but still allowed slavery |
| what were the four border states | delaware, w virginia, maryland, kentucky, missouri |
| northern advantages | more people, more money, industrialized |
| southern advantages | they were on the defense since the Union were the ones attacking |
| goals of the north | gain control of the mississippi, quick victory, seize richmond |
| goals of the south | defend their land, fight until the north was tired of fighting |
| first battle of bull run | confederate victory, both sides realized this was going to be a long fight |
| new technologies | ironclad warships, telegraph |
| ironclads were | iron plated warships |
| monitor vs merrimack | first ironclad naval battle, inspired both sides to create more of these ships |
| Union General George McClellan | he was too cautious, fired by Lincoln for this reason |
| Battle of Antietam | bloodiest single day of the war |
| emancipate means to | free |
| why did Lincoln not want to free all the slaves all at once at the beginning of the war | he feared that this would upset border states and cause more secession |
| copperheads | northern democrats that opposed the war and how Lincoln was handling it |
| why did both sides create military draft laws | because there was a need for more men |
| what was an income tax | a tax on money that people earned, helped pay for the war |
| why did Lincoln keep replacing his generals | ineffective leadership |
| the confederacy had the advantage of | effective generals; most of the United States' best generals decided to fight for the south at the outbreak of the war |
| what was considered the turning point of the civil war | the battle of gettysburg |
| Union General William Sherman | general who led the march to sea in the final year of the war, total war tactics destroyed the land that he crossed |
| abolitionist | people who spoke out against slavery |
| Union General Joseph Hooker | Overconfident Union General who lost at the Battle of Chancellorsville and he was fired as well |
| as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation | the abolition of slavery became a Union goal |
| how did the civil war hellp the northern economy | it boosted industries |
| Civil War African American troops... | fought on the Union side in large numbers |
| habeas corpus | protections against unlawful arrests |
| what was the attack on Fort Sumter | the first battle of the civil war, it was the spark that set off the war. No casualties |
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