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17 Cards in this Set
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Fort Sumter |
Union Fort- resupplying fort Lincoln told governor of S.C. his plan to send in supplies South attacked anyway (start of civil war) |
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What is was the capital of the South? |
Richmond , Virginia |
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Who is the president of the South? |
Jefferson Davis |
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What are the border states? |
slave states that are a part of the union, Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland |
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Define Martial law |
Military force put in place by the government |
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Advantages and disadvantages of the north and south |
Seven of the eight military colleges were in the south North had strong naval tradition North controlled all but 2 ship yards North had larger population North had more railroad |
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Define greenbacks |
paper money used in the north |
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Define conscription |
draft |
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Define habeas corpus |
you can't just arrest people without a trail |
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What did Lincoln/Davis suspend? |
habeas corpus, took people's rights away |
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Did Southern states support national or state government , Why was this a problem |
State, Limited what Davis could do |
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Did France Recognize The Confederacy? Did Britain? Why? |
No, No, they were unwilling to risk war |
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Define attrition |
the act of constant attacking to wear down |
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Why were many Southerners opposed to attrition? |
they believed they were superior fighters |
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Anaconda plan |
winfield scott , union, they would slowly destroy the south |
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What were the union's three main strategies? |
-Blockade S ports -Control the Mississippi -Capture Richmond, VA |
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