Civil War Flashcards

1
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Popular sovereignty

A

The people get to vote on a pice of land to become a state

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2
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Reasons why the Civil War occurred

A

Conflict over slavery, secession of Southern states, firing on fort Sumter

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3
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Fort Sumter

A

April 12, 1861 southern Carolina led by Commander Anderson starts the Civil War

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4
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Secede

A

To leave

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5
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The free soil party

A

No expansion of slavery

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6
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Economic differences between the north and the south

A
North= industry 85%
South= agricultural 
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7
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the 11 confederate states of America

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Virginia, Florida, Louisiana, N. Carolina, Alabama, Texas, S. Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee.

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8
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List 10 of the United States

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Minnesota, Main, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Iowa, Vermont, New Jersey, Oregon, Kansas

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9
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List five of the border states

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Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware

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10
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List for averages the North had at the beginning of the war

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Population 2 million people, Navy, surplus food, Manufacturing

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11
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It is for vanishes that the South had at the beginning of the war

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Better generals, more experience with guns, lived in the country, the home field advantage

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12
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King cotton

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It help the south went over the favor of England and France

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13
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Reason the north was fighting the war

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Preserve the union, get rid of slavery, democracy

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14
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Reason the south was fighting the war

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States rights, slavery, liberty

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