chapter 12 sec 2 Flashcards
what was the issue for the confederate army in 1862
many of their enlistment periods were up
how was the confederate government formed
similar to the us govt
what did the the framers of the confederate constitution make sure of
states rights
draft
required military servive
age for draft
white males 18 to 35 later raised to 45 after battle of antitetam then 50
how could a slave owner be exempt
if they owned 20 or more slaves
how much produce were framers forced to give to the confer army
ten percent
did the confederates make an income tax
yes
what did the military do to slaves for the war
seize them
what was one bad thing about the draft
many states did not cooperate bc they felt it violated individual and state rights
how many people was it estimated that did not fight for the confederacy even though they should have because of the draft?
half of eligible men
why didn’t britain help south
bc they didn’t want to help a country or area that did not give people their basic rights bc britian gave up slavery long before US
did emancipation proclamation hurt the south
yes bc brit didn’t want to help them after that
how’d britain help south
allowed them to use ports to make ships and attack union navy that had the blockade
what did the south had to do before britain would help them?
prove themselves on the battlefield
what was france currently doing during war that involved napoleon the third
they were in mexico trying to rebid french empire
what was frances view on the war
if britain doesn’t enter we dont
what battle made french not want to fight
antietam
which southern representatives were captured?
john slidell and james mason
what did britain say about the cpaturings?
let them go or we will fight you. had troops in canada ready to fight