10/16 U.S history exam part 2 Flashcards
Why did Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
He wants to give military authorities the necessary power to silence dissenters and rebels (who against the government).
Grant’s strategy of total war included attacks on what?
Southern’s Civilian
What basic constitutional issue that was settled by the war?
the supremacy of federal authority over the states (The federal government).
What was the name of Lincoln’s plan for reconstruction?
Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
10% plan
How can you best describe Lincoln’s approach to Reconstruction? One word.
Leniency (not be harsh)
Which amendment made “all persons born or naturalized in the US” citizens?
14th admendment
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th admendment
Which amendment gave the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race or religion?
15th admendment
What played a large role in the election Of US Grant in 1868?
(Who) African-American, workslave
Why did southern cotton growers suffer huge setbacks during Reconstruction?
Because
- Grow cost of cotton (After the Civil War, Southerners were poor and they tried to sell cotton to make money) => money’s value plummeted.
- Diversity (supplies, food, plants)
What agreement brought about an end to Reconstruction?
Compromise of 1877
Three parts of the Union’s Anaconda Plan.
1) the blockade of the Southern seaports
2) the control of the Mississippi River
3) the capture of Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy.
List the Border States.
Delaware Kentucky Maryland Missouri West Virginia
Advantages of the North over the South.
- Agriculture land (more food, resources)
- Money (wealth)
- population
Advantages of the South over the North
-Home field advantage
-better Leader (General Lee)
-outdoor skills (hunting, fishing,etc)
more experienced with firearms and better markmens than draftees from the North
