Test 5/2 Flashcards
Civil War
When was the civil war?
1861-1865
What were the 4 border states?
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware
How did the union force the border states to stay?
Military Pressure
What was the importance of Fort Sumter?
Federal Fort
When was the first shot of Fort Sumter?
4:30am
Who fired the first shot of Fort Sumter?
Edman Buffin ORDERED first shot
Who was the union?
North
Who was the Confederate?
South
What are the differences in the government in the Union and the Confederacy?
Union’s government has been around for 70+ years.
Confederacy’s government is new and unsure if it works.
What are the differences in the population in the Union and the Confederacy?
Union has more population.
Confederacy has mostly slaves.
What are the differences in the transportation in the Union and the Confederacy?
Union has railroad system from the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The Confederacy has some railroads and boats but soon blocked off. `
What are the differences in the finance in the Union and the Confederacy?
Union has taxes and most of the factories.
Confederacy didn’t have taxes and worked on farms.
What are the differences in the military in the Union and the Confederacy?
Union had to recruit soldiers, most left to the Confederacy.
What color uniform was the union?
Blue
What color uniform was the Confederacy?
Grey
Differences in life for Union and Confederacy, (3 for each)
Union
1. Civilized
2. No Slaves
3. Normal
Confederacy
1. Agriculture
2. Slaves
3. New
What was the Anaconda Plan?
Block Southern ports w/navy. Took over Richmond
How many parts of the Anaconda Plan were there?
3
What was each part of the Anaconda Plan?
- Block Southern Ports
2.divide confederacy - take control of Mississippi river, take over Richmond
What is a blockade runner?
Confederate Ships; cross union blockades
Why and when were blockade runners used?
Night
Were blockade runners successful?
80% success rate
When was a Trent Affair?
1861
What was the css Alabama?
Confederate Ships Sailed -> attack globally
How many soldiers died during the civil war?
200k+
What did most soldiers die from?
Disease, Infections, Brokeness
What common sanitary practices that we use today were not used during the civil war?
Sterilizing needles
What items were used as anesteics?
Whiskey, Chiorotorn,
What was the emancipation proclimation?
Gave South 3 months to stop rebelling, free slaves.
Who announced the Emancipation Proclimation?
Abraham Lincoln
When was the Emancipation Proclimation?
Sept, 1862 Announced
When did the Emancipation Proclimation go into effect?
1863, NEW YEARS DAY
Who won the election of 1864?
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln v.s Who? In 1864
Democracy George McClellan
When was Lincoln Killed?
April 14, 1865
Who Killed Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Where was Lincoln Killed?
Ford’s Theater, D.C
Who was president after Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
What was the importance of Pictures in the civil war?
First War With Photos
What roles did women play in the civil war?
Spies, Nurses, Underground, abolition
