Civil War Part 2 Flashcards

1
Q

What was the anaconda plan?

A

The union planned to defeat the confederacy blockade Southern ports to cut off essential supplies, divide the confederacy in two by taking control of the Mississippi River

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2
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what was blockade running?

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The union blockade stretched over 3500 miles, the Confederacy used ships called blockade runners to slip undetected past union patrol ships

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3
Q

how did both sides draft for the military

A

both used a draft and required men to join the military to fight

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4
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in the north if a man did not want to fight what other options does he have?

A

he could find a substitute or pay $300

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in the south if the man did not want to fight they had the options to not fight if they

A

owned and more than 20 slaves

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