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Question 1

effects of the industrial revolution on the us

Answer 1

The US shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy. Railroads expanded, bringing parts of the country into a national market economy

Question 2

compromises leading up to the war

Answer 2

the Compromise of 1850

Question 3

Election of 1860

Answer 3

Abraham Lincoln was elected president and he signaled to the south that his side of the government was done.

Question 4

Secession and reasons for it

Answer 4

in the civil war, secession was the withdrawal of 11 slave states from the union. they did this to protect the slaves’ rights, the institution of slavery, and the disagreements over tariffs.

Question 5

Strengths/Weaknesses of the North

Answer 5

larger population and a greater industrial base, but their military leadership was poorly structured

Question 6

strengths/weaknesses of the south

Answer 6

great nucleus of trained officers, but their economy and transportation systems were poorly structured

Question 7

strategies of the north

Answer 7

planned to control the mississippi river and capture richmond

Question 8

strategies of the south

Answer 8

planned to outlast the north

Question 9

battle of Fort Sumter

Answer 9

the beginning of the Civil war

Question 10

battle of bull run

Answer 10

lasted longer than 90 days, hardest battle to fight

Question 11

Antietam battle

Answer 11

key turning point of the civil wa

Question 12

vicksburg battle

Answer 12

weakened the confederacy by splitting it in half and isolating some of the southern states

Question 13

Lincoln vs davis

Answer 13

lincoln’s legacy was one of emancipation and racial equality while davis’ legacy was one of continued racial inequality

Question 14

emancipation proclamation

Answer 14

Lincoln’s proclamation to free the slaves in Confederate states. This was issued after a union victory.

Question 15

women’s role

Answer 15

in the civil war women disguised themselves as men so they could help fight in the war, and women also worked as nurses

Question 16

Grant vs Lee

Answer 16

grant and lee were both decisive but lee was the better tactician

Question 17

the recovery after the war

Answer 17

the reconstruction period started shortly after. several US administrators reconstructed society by establishing/protecting the legal rights of the black population

Question 18

reconstruction plans

Answer 18

president lincoln drafted a plan. if 10% of the people in the southern state voted to re-renter, they would come back to the US

Question 19

groups involved in reconstruction

Answer 19

black troops, KKK, Knights of Labor, Women in Civil War

Question 20

Lincoln’s Assassin

Answer 20

lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in April of 1865. He planned to assassinate all the presidents after the confederacy fell. southern sympathizers believed the confederacy could be restored, so he shot Lincoln in the head.