civil war Flashcards
give 3 causes if the civil war
- 11 southern states broke from union to form confederacy
- southern states wanted to save their economy and keep slaves
- US expanding West caused conflict over slavery (would they force south to free them)
why was the north anti slavery (2)
- more abolitionists in the north and their economy was not reliant on slavery like the south(race war potential in south)
- believed it was against declaration of independence
why did south lose civil war (3)
- aggressive fighting style initially prevailed until abolition of slavery caused economy to collapse
- freed slaves fought for north
- north was industrial and had larger population and had foreign support
give 3 differences between north and south’s political views
- south was hostile to growth of President/Congress’s power
- south more supportive of individual states rights
- south’s dominated by democrats
give 3 differences between north’s and south’s view on slavery
- 1777-1858 19 northern states banned slavery
- north were abolitionist and thought it was against Dec of Ind
- south reliant on slaves and thought abolition would lead to a race war
give 2 statistics about the north’s economy and population during the civil war
- population was 18 million (1865?)
- 92% of US factories located in the North
give 2 statistics about the south’s economy and population in the civil war
- population was 10.5 million (1865)
- 1869 8% of US factories in south
give one cultural differences between the north and south
approx how many people died in the civil war
700,000
how much of the US population was slaves in the civil war
1/8
how much of the south’s population were slaves
3.5 million out of 9 million
how much % of US wealth was in slavery
15-20%
what was the civil war a war of
a war of attrition
give an effect if the civil war
-south impoverished $11 billion in war damage including 40% of livestock and 50% farm machinery
how much did freeing the slaves cost
$1.6 billion
