Start of Civil War Flashcards
1
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Fort Sumter
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- First war (union win!)
- North getting cocky
- Lincoln call to arms
1
Q
Anaconda Plan
A
- Winfield Scott
- taking over ports on Mississippi River to strangle south
- very successful over time
2
Q
Copperheads
A
- faction of Democratic Party that opposed civil war, wanted peace
- didn’t influence the war at all
3
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