Civl War Flashcards
A skilled Confederate Gen. from Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Who was the general of the Union Army that defeated Lee?
U. S. Grant
A leader of the Northern Virginia army who opposed secession but did not believe the union should be held together by force. Surrendered to US Grant.
Robert E. Lee
Four effects on soldiers during the Civil War
Disease fighting was brutal fighting could be against family and friends and punishments were harsh
Four effects on African Americans during the Civil War
Word discriminated against union enlisted soldiers Confederacy enlisted naval crew and we’re paid less than white soldiers
Missouri entered the union as a slave state and Maine entered the union as a free state
Missouri compromise (1820)
California entered the union as a free state and the Southwest territories would decide about slavery
Compromise of 1850
The north was mainly a _____ society
Urban
The South opposed or favored tariffs?
Opposed
Why was Abraham Lincoln worried about issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?
He was worried he would anger the border states