test 3 quarter 3 Flashcards
whos horses were shot be just thuged it out
william tecumseh sherman
4 reasons Lee decides to take the war to the north instead of stating defensive
hoped victory would force lincoln to talk peace
give VA farmers rest from war while harvesting
hope to show that confederagtes would win the war
help to convince european contries to side w the south
who takes command of confederate army in june of 1862
lee
what did david farragut accomplish for the union that was important
new orleans, cuts confederacy in half, close to acomplishing a key part of the anaconda plan
date of the battle of antiedam. what does mcclellan fail to do at this battle. whats important abt the battle of antiedam. how does lincoln respond to this mistake
september 17, 1862
mclellan follows lee’s army, when he couldve ended the war
bloodiest day in US history w 25000 casualties
lincoln fired mcclellan
2 reasons that lincoln is hesitant to emancpate the enslaved ppl throughout the US
didnt belive he had power under the consitution
didnt want to upset the the 4 slave owning states in the union
emancipation proclimation date
jan 1, 1863
what did the emancipation proc. decare? what did do/not do?
declared slaves free
gave blacks a reason to fight for their ppl’s freedom
didnt free slaves in the south or in border states
why did lincoln wait to push for the emancipation proclamation until after antiedam
wanted to bein a position of strength so he could get the votes to pass it
how did the union soldiers feel about the emancipation proc.
most were happy to end slavery
others wanted to fight to preserve the union
HOW DOES THE EMNCIPATION PROC. CHANGE THE FOCUS OF THE WAR FOR THE UNION`
made war abt ending slavery not just preserving the union
stopped Britain and France from helping the south
black soldiers joined the union army
