Civil War Quiz Concepts Flashcards
What are some causes of the Civil War?
North - Slavery against Religious beliefs
South - Abolition will destroy their economy
Constitutional - State power vs. Federal Power
Cultural - they had different cultural differences
Economic - people in the North and South had different ways of making money
Why didn’t the South want Abraham Lincoln to be president?
Because Abraham was an abolitionist so if he was president he could take slavery away and, as we know, slavery is very important to the South since it helps them make money
What was the South’s goal?
to secede - be free
What was the North’s goal?
to keep the Union together
What was the problem of the war at first?
The people had to choose to be on the Union or Confederacy side *NOT all slave states left the Union
Which states joined the confederacy?
VNcT (venctor)
Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee
Which states stayed in the Union?
KMMD (Kimmy D)
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware
What was the North economy like?
Industrial economy
What was the South economy like?
Agricultural economy
Why did the South have very few weapons or factories?
Because in the time of the Industrial Revolution, the South depended on the North for weapons
What were the North’s strengths?
- 22 million people some to fight some to farm some to work factories
- Factories using interchangeable parts caused mass production of weapons
- Major railroad lines to more goods, people and supplies
- Strong navy
What were the South’s strengths?
- Fought on home turf they knew the geography + it helped them get through woods and back roads
- Patriotic spirit
- Skilled leadership
What were the North’s weakness?
- Had to cross large areas to get to the south
- Couldn’t get supplies easily or quickly (resources had to be moved)
- They also didn’t know the land as well as the South did
What were the South’s weaknesses?
- Had few factories to make weapons and supplies
- Few railroads that did not connect to each other
- Political problems [they did not want federal government they wanted each state to rule itself so they could never agree to anything]
- 9 million people which ⅓ of that is slaves who could never fight b/c the south didn’t trust them with the weapons and thought they would revolt
Who was the leader for the Confederacy?
President Jefferson Davis
Who was the leader for the Union?
President Abraham Lincoln
Which military leader was widely respected during the War?
President Davis
What was the result of Davis not liking to share military plans?
He spent a lot of time on small things and he always argued with his advisors
Why did many people have doubts about Abraham Lincoln?
He did not have a lot of experience in military
Even though Linclon didn’t have much experience, he still was a good what?
Military leader
Why didn’t Davis want to be president?
Because he wanted to fight instead
What were the strategies the Union planned to use during the Civil War?
They planned to use the navy to blockade Southern ports which would cut off the supply of manufactured goods from Europe. The Union also wanted to seize the Mississippi River which would cut off the South from using the river to supply its troops
What were the strategies the Confederacy would use?
The Confederacy would fight until the North got tired out or they wanted to play a defensive war
Which battle proved that the army on both sides needed training and the war would last longer than they thought?
The Battle of Bull Run
