Chapter 15 - Section 3 & 4 - Emancipation Proclamation & The Civil War and American Life Flashcards
Why did Lincoln resist the Emancipation Proclamation?
He feared that the border states would secede.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation change about the war?
It included freedom as a cause for fighting instead of just preserving the Union.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation keep England from?
Recognizing the independence of the Confederate states and assisting the Confederates’ war efforts.
What was the strongest in Georgia and North Carolina?
Opposition to the war.
What was the most famous battle of the Civil War? Whose command was it under?
The 54th Massachusets, under the command of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
What was strong where slavery was important?
Support towards the war.
What also created problems during the war?
States rights.
Northern Democrats that opposed the war were called?
Copperheads.
What was “Habeas Corpus”?
A constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment.
What was the “draft”?
A system of required military service.
How could you get out of the draft in the North?
Pay $300.
How could you get out of the draft in the South?
Have more than 20 slaves.
Neither side allowed draftees to hire a substitute. True or False?
False. Both sides allowed draftees to hire substitutes.
