civil war Flashcards
1.
what were the causes of the civil war
missouri compromise (1820), compromise of 1850, kansas-Nebraska act, dred scott decision, presidential election of 1860
order of secession
south carolina, mississippi, florida, alabama, georgia, louisiana, then texas
president of confederacy
jefferson davis
what is the capital of the cofederacy
richmond, west virginia
what happened in Fort Sumter
federal fort, controls access to charlotte harbor, SC. Confederates begin siege, no deaths but first battle of the civil war
civil war start and end dates
1861-1865
north strength
population, industry, railroads, naval power
north plan
anaconda plan, by winfield scott, George McClellan doesn’t like the plan and orders attack on richmond
south advantages
general Lee, military leaders, defensive war
south plan
definsive position, tire out the north, kind cotton diplomacy, trys to blackmail britian
new fighting styles
trench warfare, reinforced barricades, high casualty rates, naval blackade of ports, trench foot
the battle of bull run (battle of Manassas) generals
north: Irvin McDowell (not very good)
south: thomas “stonewall” jackson (amazing)
who won the battle of bull run
confederates
what happened after the bull run
McDowell realizes that he needs the anaconda plan and can’t march into Richmond (gets money + 300000 more troops)
improved tech
napoleon cannon (shoots a ton of metal peices)
rifles (a gun with more accurate shot)
trains (transcontinental railroad)
telegraphs (a little clicker to talk to people)
cameras (takes a lot of time to take the photo)
ironsides (makes iron ships)