Chapters 20-21 Flashcards
During the Civil War, the Union
launched a new national banking system
The south believe that the British would come to its aid because
Britain was dependent on Southern cotton
One reason that the British did not try to break the Union blockade of the South during the Civil War was that
They fear losing northern green shipments
Lincolns declaration of the north sought to preserve the union with or without slavery
Revealed the influence of the border states on his politics
Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter when it was learned that
Lincoln had ordered supplies sent to the fort
To achieve its independence, the Confederacy had to
Fight the invading Union Army to a draw
Possessing _____ percent of the national wealth in 1860, the South claimed only _____ percent in 1870
30, 12
The importance of the border states became even greater when ____ was added to their number in 1861
West Virginia
Americas ministered to Britain, during the Civil War, under Pres. Lincoln was
Charles Francis Adams
As a result of the Civil War, the northern economy
Greatly expanded its industrial and technological productivity
Doing the Civil War, women in the north
Had new opportunities open to them in industry
During the Civil War, most of the five civilized Tribes in the Indian territory of present-day Oklahoma
Supported the Confederacy
Supposed asset for the south at the beginning of the Civil War that never materialized to its real advantage was
Intervention from Britain to France
In order to persuade the border states to remain in the union, Pres. Lincoln
Used illegally dubious methods
Much of the hunger experienced by Confederate soldiers in the Civil War was due to
The South’s rickety transportation system
As the Civil War began, the south seems to have an advantage of
More talented military leaders
The decision rendered in the Dred Scott case was applauded by
Proslavery southerners
Napoleon the third’s attempt to install Maximilian on the Mexican throne was a clear violation of
The Monroe doctrine
As president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis did not exercise the arbitrary power wielded by Abraham Lincoln because
Of the south emphasis on states rights
The southern cause was weekend by
The concept of states rights that the confederacy professed
To fill the armies demands for troops, prior to 1863, the north relied mainly on
Volunteers
In 1861, many northerners were willing to allow southern states to leave the union until
The South attacked Fort Sumter
The North’s greatest strength in the Civil War was its
Economy
The unions establishment of the National Banking System
Was the first significant step toward a unified banking at work since 1836
The problem is that Abraham Lincoln experience as president were less prostrating than those experience by Jefferson Davis partly because the north
Had a long-established and full recognize government
France Amanda it’s attempt to control Mexico
When the United States threatened to forced France to leave
As a result of the Confederate victory in the Peninsula campaign
The union turn to a strategy of total war
The supreme test of American democracy in the 19 century was
Civil War
The two major battles of the Civil War fall on union soil were
Gettysburg and Antietam
When it was issued in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared free only those slaves in
State still in rebellion against the United States
As a theorist of warfare, general William T Sherman was
A pioneer of the strategy of total warfare aimed at destroying civilian Morale
The North victory at Antietam allowed Pres. Lincoln to
Issue the Emancipation Proclamation
Robert E Lee decided to invade the north through Pennsylvania in order to
Deliver a decisive blow that would strengthen the northern peace movements
The battle of Antietam was particularly critical because
It probably prevented the intervention by Britain and France on behalf of the Confederacy
At the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 the south won the battle of
Bull Run
In the 1864 election, Abraham Lincoln’s running mate was
Andrew Johnson
In the 1864 election, the Democratic Party nominated ______ to oppose Lincoln’s reelection
George McClellan
Gen. Ulysses S Grant’s basic strategy in the Civil War involved
I selling the enemies army simultaneously and directly
A victory at Antietam probably would have one confederate independence because
France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government
Lincoln hope that Union victory at Bull Run would
Lead to the capture of the Confederate capital at Richmond
The battle of Gettysburg was significant because
Union victory meant that the southern cause was doomed
The group in the North most dangerous to the union was the
Northern peace Democrats
The Civil War was a major ideological victory for
Democracy
After assuming command of the army of the Potomac, Gen. George McClellan made the mistake of
Consistently believing of the enemy outnumbered him
George B McClellan, commander of the army of the Potomac, is best described as
Overly cautious
The union defeat in battle of Bull Run in 1861 was better than a victory because
The defeat caused northerners to face up to the reality of a long difficult war
The most serious confederate threat to the Union blockade came from
The ironclad Merrimack (renamed the Virginia)
The Union Army success in the capture of _____ was probably critical to Lincolns reelection in 1864
Atlanta and mobile
Clemens Al Vallandigham, southern sympathizer and vocal opponent of the war, was decisively labeled
Copperhead
In the election of 1864, the Republicans joined with the pro more Democrats and founded the _____ party
National union
At the beginning of the Civil War, Pres. Abraham Lincoln favored
Quick military action to show the folly of succession
One of the key developments enabling the union to stop the confederate thrust into the north at Antietam was
The unions discovery of Robert E Lee’s battle plans
