The civil war Flashcards
What happened when Lincon won the election of 1860
7 southern states formed the confederate states of America
Which state was the first to seced
South Carolina
What was the first event that started the civil war
Whenever Fort Sumter was fired upon by confederate soldiers
How many people died in the attack on Fort Sumter
0 people
How many more states seceded in 1861
4 more states
What was the Union strategy called
The anaconda plan
What was the anaconda plane
It was a plan to blockade the coast, seize the Mississippi, and take Richmond
Why did the Union want to take the Mississippi in the anaconda plan
To divide the South
What did the Union want to exploit about the South
Exploit their dependency on foreign trade and it’s inability to make weapons
What did the South relies on about the North
Population, and industry
Who were the army leaders in the Union
Ulyesses S. Grant and George McClellan
What was the confederate strategy
They wanted to protect their territory from the Union but attack into Northern territory when the opportunity presented it’s self, and to drag out the war as long as possible
Who were the Confederate generals
Robert E. Lee and Tomas “Stonewall” Jackson
What did Lincon use to protect national security
Emergency powers
What did Lincon suspended
Habeous Corpus
What is Habeous corpus
It’s a law that requires evidence before citizens can be jailed
What did Lincon close down
Newspapers that didn’t support the war
Who is the President/ leader of the South
Jefferson Davis
What did the CSA constitution protect
It protected state rights
Why did the CSA constitution protect state rights
So that Southern governors could refuse to send money and troops
How much did CSA currency inflate by
7,000%
What did the National government relied on
Volunteer armies in both the USA, and CSA
What was happening in New York
Riots about drafts
From what years where the Confederate forces winning
1861 to 1863
Where did disagreements among military and political leaders start happing
The North
What was the Bull run
It was the first battle of the civil war
What did Tomas Jackson stop the Union from doing
Taking Richmond
What did unexpericed troops from both sides led to
To a victory for the Confederate army
What was Antietam
It was General Lee’s 1st attempt to invade
Who stopped General Lee at Antietam
McCellen
What did the battle of Antietam convince Britain and France to do
It convinced them to not support the confederates in the war
What did the battle convince Lincon to do
It convinced him to emancipate the salves
What was the new focus of the war
To emancipate the slaves
What date did the Southern States have to join by if they wanted to keep there slaves
January 1st, 1863
