Chapter 16 Flashcards
The border states were
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri
After being elected in__ __took office as seven Southern states left the union
1861, Abraham Lincoln
The state of __Then split up in__
Virginia, 1863
Virginia would be in the__while West Virginia joined the__
Confederacy, union
The Confederacy consisted of__states while the union had__states
11, 23
The southern reasons for war
A struggle for independence
slavery was an economic necessity
they had the right to succeed
Northern reasons for war
They hated slavery and wanted it to end
To preserve the union
Four Northern advantages
22 million compared to the south 9 million
Had means to equip the soldiers with guns and ammunition
more railroads
they had a working government, large navy, and secure banks
Four Southern Advantages
They fought mostly on their own soil
felt like they had more to loose
better outdoor skills
had a well trained military leader in Robert E. Lee
Southern strategy four main points
To hold out long enough so that people in the north would give up fighting
they planed to keep a definite war by protecting themselves
They planed to take Washington DC then go to Maryland and Pennsylvania in hopes of splitting the north into two sections
They planned on getting foreign help
The northern strategy
General Winfield Scott came up with his three point Plan:
Divide and conquer
blockade southern ports
take the capital at Richmond
General Stonewall Jackson received his nickname here
The first battle of bull run
The__ would win the battle as it was called__.
Confederate, the first battle of Bull Run
The seven-day the battle was fought between__and__.
June 26th, July 2
The Confederate stopped the union again as they pushed__away from__at the seven days battle.
McClellan, Richmond
