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34 Cards in this Set
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What pledge did Lincoln make to the south in him inauguration speech in March 1861?
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that he wouldnt try to end slavery in the South
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Why was Ft. Sumter importany to the South?
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controlled the entrance to Charleston Harbor
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When did the Civil War begin? (m-d-y)
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April 12, 1861
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Where did the Civil war begin?
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Fort Sumter,Charleston, and South Carolina
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The capital of of the Confederate States of America was? city,state
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Richmond,Virginia
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Delaware, Maryland,Kentucky, and Missouri; slave states that lay between the North and the South and didnt join the Confederacy during hte Civil War
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border states
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Why was West Virginia established at this time?
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Western Virginia's population was most loyal to the Union
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How was President Lincoln's family divided at this time?
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Mary Todd Lincol(Lincolns Kentucky-born wife)had 4 brothers that fought in the Confederacy.
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Who was the first women to earn a medical degree and convince Lincoln to form the U.S Sanitary commission.
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Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
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List 5 advantages of the North when the war began.
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more people,railroads & factories, large Navy, and could raise more money
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List for advantages of the South.
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defending home and way of life,better trained military leaders, figthing a defense war, and way of life in the South made men good soldiers
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What were the Unions 3 objectives in fighting the war?
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blockade southern ports, capture the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond
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What were the Unions 3 objectives in fighting the war?
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blockade southern ports, capture the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond
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What were the Souths 2 strategies
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defend its territory and wear down the Unions will to fight and caoture Washingotn D.C.
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Confederate efforts to use the importance of southern cotton to Britians textile industry to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in the Civil War
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cotton diplomacy
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Why did the cotton diplomacy fail for the South?
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they believed that the british government would support them cuz cotton was importany to Great Britians textile industry but the british had a large supply of cotton stockpiles(they also got it from India and Egypt
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When did the first battle of the civil War take place?
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July 1861
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The first battle was known as?
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First Battle of Bull Run
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Which Confederate General inspired the southern troops and what was his nickname?
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Thomas Jackson/Stonewall
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How could this first choice to lead the Union Army?
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If Confederate werent so tired and disorganized
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First major battle of the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory: showed that the Civil War wouldnt be won easily
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First Battle of Bull Run
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Who was Lincolns first choice to lead the Union Army and why did he resign from the U.S. Army?
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Robert E. Lee/ virginia left the Union and he resigned(VA was his birthplace)
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Series of Civil War battles in which the Confederate Army successes forced the Union Army to retreat from near Richmond,Virginia, the Confederate capital
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Seven Days Battle
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Civil War battles in which the Confederate Army forced most of the Union Army out of Virginia
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Second Battle of Bull Run
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What had Lee decided to tdo after the Second Bul Run?
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he decided to take the war into the North
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Why did the Confederate leaders need a victory on Northern soil?
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hoped it might break the Unions spirit and convince European powers to aid the South
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Give the date of Antietam. (m-d-y)
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September 17,1862
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Union victory in the Cibil War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in the U.S. military history
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Battle of Antietam
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Hwo was McClellan able to fight Lee and his troops?
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Lees plans were found by Union Soldiers and gived to McCellan which he used to plan a counter attack
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What were blockade runners?
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small, fast ships
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Warships heavily armored with iron
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ironclad
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What was the name of the North and Souths ironclad?
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Monitor and Virginia
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What was the Union startegy in the West?
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capture Fort Henery and Fort Donelson
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Civil War bettle in Tennessee in which the Union army gained greater control over the Mississippi River valley
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Battle of Shiloh
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