chapter 14 Flashcards

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Civil war begins

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the most deadly American war started April 12, 1861 when confederate forces fires on union troops at fort Sumter in Charleston

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Union

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population- 22 million
immigration- 800,000 immigrants during the war
African American soldiers- 180,000 African American in the union army
naval power- loyal U.S. navy, command of rivers and territorial waters
Military leaders- experienced military leaders
troop morale- high, especially after Gettysburg

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Confederation

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not many advantages over the union

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Economic Union advantages

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controlled most of the BANKING and capital of the country, controlled more than 85% of the FACTORIES, controlled more than 70% of the RAILROADS, controlled 65% of the FARMLAND

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Cottton

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confederates hoped that European demand for cotton would bring recognition and financial aid

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Political advantages

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UNION- well-established central government, experienced politicians, and two parties, fighting to preserve the Union
CONFEDERACY- weak central government, with lack of support, fighting for independence

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Confederate states economy

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was short on money and tried method to raise revenue like loans, income taxes, and impressment of private property

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First Battle of Bull run

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July 21, 1861, in Virginia, ended the illusion of a short war

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Union strategy

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general-in-chief Winfield Scott
- use the U.S. navy to blockade southern ports (anaconda plan)
- take control of the Mississippi river, dividing the confederacy in two
- raise and train an army 500,000 strong to conquer richmond

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Abraham Lincoln

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the 16th president of the United States, who led the union during the Civil War

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Robert E. Lee

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a skilled confederate general who led the army of northern Virginia

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Stonewall Jackson

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a skilled confederate general who played a key role in several battles

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Ulysses S. Grant

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a skilled Union general who led the Union army to victory in the war

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William Tecumseh Sherman

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a skilled Union general who led the march to sea, a campaign that devastated large portions of the confederacy

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Habeas Corpus

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a writ the requires a person to be brought before a court to determine whether they are being lawfully detained

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16
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Monitor vs. Merrimac

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Monitor, Union, engaged Merrimac, Confederate, ironclad ship in a five hour duel on March 9, 1862. ended in a draw but monitor prevented marrimac from challenging U.S. naval blockade

17
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Battle of Shiloh

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was a union victory that opened up the state of Mississippi to union attack. one was of the bloodiest wars with over 23,000 casualties

18
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Trent Affair

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Union warship stopped a British ship and removed confederate diplomats James mason and John slidell. Britain threatened war over the incident, but Lincoln eventually released the diplomats

19
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Lincoln concerns about ending slavery

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  • keeping the support of the border states
  • the constitutional protections of slavery
  • the racial prejudice of many northerners
  • the fear the premature action could be overturned in the next election
20
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first confiscation act (1861)

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allowed the union to seize enemy property, including slaves

21
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second confiscation act (1862)

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freedom persons enslaved by anyone engaged in rebellion against the U.S., and empowered the president to use freed slaves in the union army

22
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Emancipation Proclamation

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  • did not immediately free all slaves
  • it only applied to areas outside of Union control
  • it paved the way for the eventual abolition of slavery with eh passage of the 13th amendment
23
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the 13th amendment

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it abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

24
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Grant strategies

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  • war by attrition
  • destruction of supply lines
    siege of Vicksburg
25
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Sherman’s March

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  • force of 100,000 men clear across the state of GA and then swept into SC
  • destruction of enemy supplies
  • disruption of enemy communication
  • demoralization of the enemy
26
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Election of 1864

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George McClellan, democratic, platform for calling peace, 21 electoral, 45% popular

Abraham Lincoln, Unionist (Republican), abolish slavery, 212 electoral, 55% popular

27
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End of the War

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  • surrender at Appomattox
  • fall of Richmond
  • Assassination of President Lincoln
28
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effects on civilian life

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  • abolition of slavery
  • shift in the balance of power between the north and south
  • new definition of the nature of the federal union
29
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Civil Liberties

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  • suspension of habeas corpus
  • operation of the draft
  • protection of civil liberties during war times
30
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Financing the war

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  • borrowing $2.6 billion, obtained through the sale of government bonds
  • raising tariffs
  • adding excise taxes
    -instituting the first income tax
  • issuing more than $430 million in paper currency know was Greenbacks (inflation)
31
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Morrill Tariff act

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raised tariff rates to increase revenues and protect american manufactures

32
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Homestead act

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promoted settlement of the great plains by offering parcels of 160 arches of public land free to any person or family that farmed that land for at least 5 years

33
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Morrill land grant act

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encouraged states to use the sale of federal land grants to maintain agricultural and technical colleges

34
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pacific railway act

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authorized the building of a transcontinental railroad over a northern route to link the economies of farms and plantation

35
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impact on women

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women played a role in the war as nurses. opened up for jobs for women in the nursing field. also was a social movement to secure equal rights for women that gained momentum during war

36
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end of slavery

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freed 4 million people, 3.5 million from Confederate states and 500,000 from border states. still faced oppression