Chapters 20-21 Flashcards
What states left in January 1861
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas
What was formed as a result of the southern states succession
Confederate States of America
Who was the president of the CSA
Jefferson Davis
What states had joined the CSA by May 20th
Virginia, Arkansas, Tennesse, North Carolina
When was Lincoln;s first inaugeral address
March 4, 1861
Lincoln’s duty as the newly-elected president was to treat succession as an
act of rebellion
Lincoln’s duty as the newly-elected president was to treat succession as not a
legitimate political action.
Where was Fort Sumner
Charleston, South Carolina
Lincoln dispatched a ____ _____ with supplies around the time of Fort Sumner
relief ship
What date was southern fire opened on fort sumner
april 12, 1861
Who was the General that gave commands to open fire on fort sumner
General
P.G.T.Beauregard
What was Lincoln’s response to Fort Sumner
called for militia (for
3 months) to suppress the rebellion and then
proclaimed a blockade of rebel ports in the South.
How many militia did Lincoln call for at first
75,000
Allen
Infantry militia
Captain Thomas Yeager
Medal of Honor recipient
Ignatz Gresser,
A matter of concern to
the Lincoln
government.
Border slave states
Declaration of war to
_______ the union
“slave”
These border states remained loyal to the Union
Deleware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri
How many people were in the north
22 million
average of white men military age in the north
3/1
avergae of male slaves military age in the south
1/3
how many slaves were in the south
9 million
over _____% of the nation’s manufacturing
90
North had diverse __Z___, which was able to greatly expand (includes
the West)
agriculture
(/ the nation’s wealth) U.S. _____)
3/4, Mint
(/ railroad)
2/3
Northern Advantages
Population Manufactring diverse Agriculture capital Wealth Trasportation systems civillian Shipping Navy Aresnal centralized government
nearly all civilian ______ and most of the _____ (control of the
sea) (access to oversea markets)
shipping, navy
centralized________ structure was already in place (Arsenal)
public property
government
Southern Advantages
familiar, vast geographic area
• King Cotton, British export
• strong military tradition (handling guns and horses)
(well trained)
• most talented and educated officers (Lee)
• Defensive strategy
• Did not need victory, only a draw
• Five Civilized Tribes
• Davis was over worked, creating a new government
system
• Foreign intervention never came (Britain)
What date did Bull Run occur
July 21, 1861
Where did bull run occur near
Manassas Junction, VA
General -in-Chief _______ _______
advanced on the South before
adequately training his
inexperienced troops
Winfield Scott
Who won Bull Run
CSA
Why did the CSA win
9,000 back up troops came
Who commanded the CSA
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
What did Bull Run show the north and south
Showed the North and
South alike that the war is
very real and bloody
What did Union troops and spectators do at Bull Run when the CSA was approaching victory
retreated
who did Lincoln appoint army head after Bull Run
George McClellan
What did the east do in McClellans 3 pronged plan
attack richmond
What did the west do in McClellans 3 pronged plan
Drive the CSA from the
Mississippi and Tennessee
Rive valleys in an attempt to
cut the CSA in two.
what did the south do in McClellans plan
blockade the coast to cut
supply lines with Europe.
• Exhaust Southern resources
the Souths plan was also known as an ________ plan
anacodnda
The conflict between the
_______ and _________
changed Naval warfare
forever.
Moniter and Merrimack