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32 Cards in this Set
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How did the South and North recruit soldiers?
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South enacted Conscription law then the North did however most soldiers are volunteers
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How did the South and North pay for the war?
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Both sides issue war bonds that had to be paid back in specie but strapped with hard money so they print paper money (greenbacks)
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What happened to the south with paper money
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Huge inflation due to lack of confidence with paper money
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Who was more likely to use broad exectuve powers?
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Lincoln was over Jefferson
(defined as an imperial presidency) |
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What things did Lincoln do with executive powers?
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1. suspends habeaus corpus
2. removes generals 3. defends himself against Taney S.C decision in Ex Parte Merryman using Art. 1. Sec. 9 as defense |
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What issue does Lincoln clash with Radical republicans on?
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emancipation b/c he doesn't make it a war aim
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How does Davis clash with Alexander Stephens?
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he pushes for securing independence , not establishing laws and clauses that portect slavery and states' rights
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What were the advantages of the north?
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population
industrial capacity railroad track |
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what were the advantages of the south?
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generals
most fighting done in the South which is a large area and can spread Northern troops thin trying to defend position |
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What was a major turning point in the war and why?
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Antietam. as battle ends in draw but allows Abe Lincoln to issue Emancipation Proclamation. This draws Great Britain to siding with North
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What does the Confiscation Act do
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makes property available for seizure and then captives of war
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Why was the southern secession not legal according to the North?
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slaves have the right to Constitutional protectioin
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What did Border states and pro-slave Dems fear
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"savage" woudl come North and compete with whites for jobs
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What is the Second Confiscation Act
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slaves free and authorizes president to use slaves in army
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Why does Lincoln avoid at the beginning? And what does this do?
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He does not want Northern division or defects to the South. This tested waters and gave Confederate states a chance to reenter the union
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Why was Lincoln avoiding a brilliant political move?
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it saps thunder from Radical Republicans
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What was the first ironclad battle between the North and the South
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Monitor v. Merrimac
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What is a soldier typically like?
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a volunteer, with weak military training, encounters uncomfortalbe and tedius army life
high casualities with many caused by inability to use techonlochy correctly food is sparse |
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what helped break racial boundaries
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contraband by acting as spies
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when did congress create the Freedmen's Bureau
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march of 1865
it was teh only time Congress provided for confiscated federal property |
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who headed black regiments and wahts an example
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white officers
Colonel Shaw and the MA 54th |
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what had a higher mortality rate, disease or battle
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disease
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what's the turning point of the war
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gettysbury, icksburg, battle of chickamauga. 1863
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what was the economic impact of the north from the war
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some industries such as the shoe industry floundered but war industries, clothes, weapons,and railroads blossomed
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What were 4 things that all impact US post war
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1. Pacific Railroad Act of 1862
2. Creation ofnational banking system 3. Homestead Act 4. Morrill Land Grat Act |
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Economic Impact (South)
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Economy destroyed
raildraods, food shortages brought about by northern occupation and planter stubbornners, women forced to work farms and forced more home production |
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What did women do during the war?
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--served as nurses and on Sanitray Commission
--took over many male jobs --home industry revived at all levels of society |
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What did women hope
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a recognition of link between black and female rights
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who were stanton and anthony?
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they organized the National Woman's League whose primary goal was the aboltion of slavery and suffrage second
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How would you describe Lincoln's reelection
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huge margin due to southern defeat at hand of Sherman in Atlanta
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Appotomx
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respectful peace
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When did Lincoln die
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4/14/65 and dies the next day
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