Test 5/5/23 Flashcards

1
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What position was Lee offered by Lincoln and did he accept or reject it? What happened after.

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-he was offered to command the federal forces
-rejected it
-felt as though he could not fight against his own people

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2
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By Lincoln’s inaugaration, how many states had left the Union?

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7

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3
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Who was the president of the Confederates?

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-Jefferson Davis

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4
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Fort Sumter

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-first engagement of the war
-wasn’t really considered a battle
-Lincoln got message from Anderson that Confederates threatened attack if he didn’t surrender
-after Fort Sumter, 4 more states left the Union, bringing the total to 11

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5
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How did Lincoln handle Fort Sumter?

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-Didn’t want to start fight
-Didn’t want to treat the
Confederates as a legitimate
force
-Decided to send in “food for
hungry men”, forcing Jefferson Davis to make the first move

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6
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What was the effect of Lincoln’s decision at Fort Sumter?

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-started the war

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7
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Name the 4 Border States.

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  1. Maryland
  2. Missouri
  3. Kentucky
  4. Delaware
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8
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On which side did people in the border states side with?

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-people fought on both sides

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9
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What were the advantages of the North from a war perspective? Weakness?

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-military strength
-industry
-population
-government
-food production
-railroad system

Had to conquer the South to win

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10
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What were the advantages of the South from a war perspective? Weakness?

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-King Cotton
-great generals
-strong military tradition
-motivated soldiers

No Central Government

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11
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What was the 3-step “Anaconda Plan” strategy of the North?

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  1. Blockade Southern ports so they couldn’t trade
  2. Split south by sailing down Mississippi
  3. Capture Richmond
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12
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What were the 3-points of strategy of the South?

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  1. Mostly a defensive plan
  2. Invade and attack the North if the opportunity arose
  3. “Cotton Diplomacy” (use cotton to get support from other nations)
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13
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Early on, who was winning in the East and who was winning in the West?

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-east-confederates
-west-union

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14
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Battle of Bull Run

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-1st Battle of the war
-Confederate victory
-boosts confederate morale
-highlighted the inexperience of the troops on both sides
-Union/North realizes it will be a long war, not an easy victory

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What were the upsides to Ironclad ships? What was their effect?

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-could withstand cannon fire
-resist burning
-splinter wooden ships

-Future of naval warfare

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16
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Battle of Shiloh

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-Grant was attacked
-identified the need for trenches, scouts and fortifications

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17
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Who took over New Orleans?

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-the Union

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18
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Antietam

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-bloodiest single day battle in US history
-1st attempt of the Confederates to invade the Union
-Lincoln fires McClellan after

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19
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How was warfare stayed the same but also changed at this point?

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same- tactics from the Mexican War
change- shift in technology of weaponry

20
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Emancipation Proclamation

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-issued as a way to undermine the South
-did not immediately free slaves
-only frees slaves in states that the Union takes over
-allows black soldiers to enlist and free slaves to fight
-military action aimed at rebellion
-Northern democrats don’t support
-Confederates outraged

21
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How were black soldiers discriminated against?

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-lower pay
-worst jobs
-segregated units

22
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What is Juneteenth?

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-when the news of the emancipation of slaves reached Texas

23
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What was life like for soldiers during the civil war?

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-disease
-unsanitary
-infections
-boring
-lack of proper food and clothing
-insufficent weapons/protection
-drafted/forced to fight

24
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Prison Camps

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North’s worst prison camp-Elmira
South’s worst prison camp- Andersonville

25
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What role did women play?

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-Took over farms, worked in jobs left by men
-Helped war effort in many support roles, some fought in disguise
-Formed societies to support army
-Worked in government jobs as clerks
-Clara Barton – nurse who later founded American Red Cross

26
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What was the age-range for men who fought?

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17-50

27
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Why was the draft the seeds of resentment?

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-some people could buy their way out of the draft
-there was no draft in the western states
-draft riots in NY (Irish immigrants protested, mobs attacked people & burned buildings-100 died)

28
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What constitutional right did Lincoln suspend?

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-habeas corpus (the right to know why you have been imprisoned)
-Southern sympathizers arrested and held w/out trial
-Supreme court found him guilty of violating a constitutional right but he didn’t care

29
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What Lincoln’s goal during his presidency?

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-to keep the country together

30
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Trent Affair

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–2 Confederates boarded a British ship
-Cpt. Wilkes stopped ship and seized them
-British upset, threatened to send troops to Canada
-Lincoln released them, said Wilkes acted alone
-No foreign country aided the Confederacy or recognized them as a nation, but Britain and France recognized their “belligerent” status.

31
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What kind of people mostly made up the Confederate Raiders?

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-British

32
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What roles did natives play in the war?

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-fought on both sides
-got nothing out of their efforts
-aided in the battle of Pea Ridge

33
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Chancellorsville

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-Confederate victory
-the win convinces Lee to invade the North

34
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Gettysberg

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-turning point of the war!
-deadliest battle
-2nd confederate attempt to invade the North
-Union won
-South never invaded again, they never came back

35
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Gettysburg Address

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-remade America

36
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Vicksburg

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-Union victory
-gave Union control of Mississippi River
-divided South

37
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Total War

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-take war to civilians
-off battle field
-destroyed towns
-wanted to inflict all damage possible

38
Q

In what state were there a lot of battles?

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VA

39
Q

Why was Grant criticized and what did he promise Lincoln?

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-criticized for all the deaths he caused
-called a ‘butcher”
-promised Lincoln “there will be no turning back”

40
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Sherman’s March

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-When Lincoln moved Grant to East, he appointed Sherman to lead western army
-Burned Atlanta, created path of destruction through GA & SC (burned houses, killed livestock)
-Reached NC – stopped destruction & began handing out food.
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41
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Who won the election of 1864?

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-Lincoln
-end of the war was in sight

42
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Who surrendered at Appomattox?

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-Grant

43
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What new amendment was passed?

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-13th amendment banned slavery

44
Q

How was the South’s economy affected?

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-South’s economy devastated
-economy of North boomed

45
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Great Migration

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-blacks and whites moved west