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22 Cards in this Set
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what is the name of the campaign where Lincoln ordered "tardy" McClellan to attack Richmond and then calls him back since it seemed as if Washington were in danger due to "Stonewall" Jackson
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Peninsula Campaign
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what battle could have ended the Civil war if McClellan hadnt been pushed back General Robert Lee. its where the N. turned total war
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The Seven Days' Battle
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What was the North's plan to win the war
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1) blockade the coasts
2) free slaves 3) cut the confederacy in half by seizing the Mississippi river 4)send troops thru Georgia/Caolina 5) Capture Richmond 6)try to engage the enemy everywhere |
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what was "ultimate destination" and why did Britain accept it
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N. ships would seize British ships laden with supplies at halfway stations under the pretext that they MIGHT go to the Southern colonies. Br dealed w/it since they might be able to use it in a future war
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what was a threat to the union blockade and what was done to terminate the threat
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The Merrimack AKA the Virginia was a threat to the union blockade so the Monitor was built in 100 days and fought the Virginia to a standstill in 4hrs
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what happens at the Second Battle of Bull Run
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The S. beats us up again
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on what date was Antietam fought?
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Sept. 17, 1862
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was general A.J. Burnside a competent General despite his modesty of saying he wasnt
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no he sucked. in a battle he led more than 10,000 men died
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who replaced Meade
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Hooker
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what battle was magnificent but futile for being led on a low rdige which broke the confederate cause and defined the northernmost point reached by any southern force
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Picketts Charge
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where did Grant ask for immediate and unconditional surrender
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Fort Donelson
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what happened at Shiloh
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Grant attempted to capture a Southern RR in Missouri but a confederate force stopped him here_______
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what helped to quell the agitation of the butternut region and why
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The fall of Port Hudson since it reopened the Mississippi where confederates had cut off the Ohio valley's usual trade routes down the Ohio-Mississippi River to New Orleans. it PERMANENTLY ENDED HOPE FOR FOREIGN AID
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what battle opened up an invasion of Georgia
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Chattanooga
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The freedmen was set up on March 5, 1865& expired in 1872. What were the results of the program
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Union General Oliver Howard led it and Freedmen's bureau taught about 200,000 blacks to read. It wasnt as effective as it could have been.
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what amendment prohibited slavery
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the 13th amendment
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what did the 14th amendment do and what bill did it resemble that Johnson had vetoed b4 congress became veto proof
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It resembled the civil rights legislation. 1)made blacks citizens 2) if a state denied a black citizenship their representation in the electoral college was lowered. 3) former confederates couldnt hold office
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what gave the radicals more power
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Johnsons Round the Circle speeches
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what amendment gave blacks the vote
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15th amendment
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what does ex parte milligan say (1866)
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that civilians couldnt be tried by military tribunals, even during wartime, if there were civil courts available.
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when did reconstruction end
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1877
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what did the Tenure of Office Act do
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it said that the president had to secure consent of the senate b4 removing his appointees.
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