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39 Cards in this Set
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What happens when Lincoln asks the government for troops |
more states secede |
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what is a border state |
slave states that did not secede |
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why did virginia split into two |
because the two sides wanted something different |
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3 southern advantages |
1. home field advantages 2. top 3 generals 3. local help |
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3 northern advantages |
1. more factories and resources 2. more railroad- faster 3. population advantage |
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northern strategy |
1. block southern sea ports 2. gain control of the mississippi river 3. seize richmond |
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Southern strategy |
1. defend land until north gave up 2. get help from europe |
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why was the civil war considered the bloodiest war? |
families were fighting against each other |
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what was the first battle of the war? |
the battle of bull run/ first manassas |
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what was the fight that started the civil war? |
fort sumter confederates fired first confederates won |
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what were the conditions of the soldiers fighting in the war |
discusting, little food or water, overly trained, diseases, death |
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how were prisoners of war treated? |
harshly, many died, fenced in area, were not fed ate rats |
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what is one kind of newm technology and what was it |
iron clad a battleship covered in metal for protection |
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what was technology going to help the North do |
iron clads were going to help the north take over the mississippi river |
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what are other kind os new technology |
rifles and cannons- made more damage |
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what was the emancipation proclamation |
gave slaves that were in the cofederate states freedom so they would fight in the war |
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name some results of the emancipation proclamation |
changed the war into a struggle for freedom demolished any hope that britain would help the south slaves fought in the war for the north |
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how did slaves perform in the war |
they were commanded by white generals slaves that were not fighting refused to work fought in over 40 battles |
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what sides had rioting? - what for? |
both north- draft law south- shortage of resources |
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how could people in the north get out of fighting in the war |
could pay to get a substitute to fight for you |
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how could people in the south get out of fighting in the war |
if you owned more than 20 slaves( they were expensive) |
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what was the habeas corpus |
seeked relief from unlawful imprisonment |
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what were copperheads |
a group of people that disagreed with the civil war |
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what problems did both of the sides have |
economic |
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what three things did the north create |
income tax paper money inflation |
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how did women contribute to the war |
disguised themselves as men took over businesses |
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what did the civil war do for women |
created new jobs |
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what did gettsyburg do for the war |
was the turning point |
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what happened when lee of the south attacked general mead of the north at gettysburg |
lost |
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what was an advantage to the north during the battle of gettysburg |
they retreated to higher ground |
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what was picketts charge |
the confederates following the union to higher ground to fight at gettysburg |
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what was the fall of vicksburg |
north took over the last city on the mississippi river |
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sherman wanted to do what in atlanta |
burn everything |
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where did lee surrender |
appomattox courthouse |
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what were two results of the civil war |
reunited the nation put an end to slavery |
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who created the red cross |
clara barton |
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what amendement ended slavery |
13th |
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war kicked off at... |
fort sumter |
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general lee surrended to... |
general grant |
