APUSH Ch. 14 Flashcards

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Crittenden Compromise p446 POL

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a) An attempt to stop the secession of southern states
b) Stopped the states for seceding for a short time
c) Showed that they wanted compromise

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total war p452

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a) all out war that affects citizens as well as soldiers
b) nobody was off limits
c) idea crippled areas it went through

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draft p452 POL

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a) forced recruitment for needs of war
b) got more soldiers
c) idea still used many different times

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habeas corpus p454 POL

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a) a summons with the force of a court order
b) suspended by Lincoln during Civil War
c) allowed to get prisioners

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King Cotton p456 WXT

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a) the idea that by secession the confederates would kill the northern textile industry
b) The idea didn’t work as Britain had other places to get cotton
c) hurt south as they lacked resources

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greenbacks p460 WXT

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a) paper currency(name came from one side being green)
b) gave the country much needed currency
c) gave us the current nickname for money we have today

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“contrabands” p463 WXT

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a) goods that have been imported or exported illegally
b) main source of income for the south
c) main way of smuggling goods in to a country

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Radical Republicans p463 POL

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a) part of republican party that distrusted ex-Confederates, demanding harsh policies for the former rebels
b) showed distrust among people for the south
c) caused problems in reconstruction

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Emancipation Proclamation p464 POL

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a) Freed slaves in the seceded states
b) Got more slaves to join and help
c) Lead to 13th ammendment

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scorched-earth campaign p468 POL

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a) military idea of destroying anything that might help the enemy
b) used by Sherman in his march to the sea
c) effectively destroyed the infrastructure of the south

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War and Peace Democrats p469 POL

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a) war democrats wanted to keep the war going, peace democrats wanted to end the hostilities
b) people greatly disagreed on war
c) showed the different ideal even between same party

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“hard war” p470 PEO

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a) tactic that citizens are the enemy as well
b) crippled the enemy
c) Made reconstruction difficult

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March to the Sea p470 POL

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a) William Sherman marched his men from Atlanta to the sea and destroyed everything in their way
b) crippled war efforts of south
c) destroyed the infrastructure of the south

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14
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Jefferson Davis p446 POL

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a) President of CSA
b) held the confederate together
c) lead Confederates and help sustain them during the war

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Robert E. Lee p448 POL

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a) General of Confederate Troops in East
b) gave South a chance in the war
c) caused the war to be a lot longer

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George McClellan p449 POL

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a) First General of Union army during the civil war
b) failed to stop Lee many times
c) caused the war to go longer than he should

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Ulysses S. Grant p466 POL

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a) Other General during Civil War, eventually became 18th president
b) Important influence in major battles during the civil war
c) Became president

18
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William T. Sherman p470 POL

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a) Union Commander, Lead March to the Sea
b) had the idea of total war and applied to modern war
c) crippled the south by his march