civil war Flashcards
why did the south secede?
South some of the south was getting tired and said that if Lincoln won the 1860 election they’d secede.
what had Lincoln stated in his inaugural address?
No starting or firing shots first and no aboloshing slavery for states that already had it
Define
Cotton diplamacy
Cotton Diplomacy was the South’s attempt to induce recognition and intervention by Great Britain and France. The South believed that Great Britain was dependent on Southern cotton to run its textile mills, which the British economy depended on.In the early part of the War (before the Union blockade was firmly in place), the South cut off cotton exports.
France was willing to recognize the Confederacy once Britain had done so.
Congress passed two confescation act what’d they do?
The first Confiscation Act allowed U.S. forces to confiscate the property of those engaged in rebellion against the Union. The second Confiscation Act freed slaves of persons engaged in active rebellion against the Union.
The confiscated property included slaves, who were deemed contraband-of-war, or “contrabands” for short. As the Union Army moved into the South, the contrabands fleed for the freedom of Union Army camps.
What did the Pacific Railway Act do?
The Pacific Railway Act allowed for the building of a transcontinental railway through a Northern route.
Before the Civil War, Southerners in Congress had been advocating for a Southern route which was the impetus behind the Gadsden Purchase. With Southerners absent, Congressional Republicans were able to establish a Northern route instead.
