Chapter 9 - Civil War Flashcards
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greenback
a piece of US paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War
conscription
requiring people to enter military service
habeas corpus
a legal order to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned
attrition
the act of wearing down by constant harassment or attack
What advantage did the South have over the North as the Civil War began?
The south had a strong military and a number of trained officers
What did Congress pass in 1862 that created a national currency and allowed the government to issue paper money?
the Legal Tender Act
Concern about the North’s ability to win the war caused what economic difficulty for the union?
People withdrew gold and silver from banks, making the sale of bonds impossible
in order to raise funds to finance the war, the south initially began to
tax trade
In order to recruit soldiers for the army, the north passed a law requiring states to
use conscription to force people into the military
In order the prevent people from supporting the Confederacy or resisting the draft, President Lincoln did what
suspended writs of habeas corpus to allow indefinite imprisonment
What about the confederate constitution made Jefferson Davis’s attempts to conduct the war difficult?
The Confederate constitution did not provide for a strong central government
What effect did the invention of conoidal bullets have on the war?
It enabled each side to inflict heavier casualities
The ability of one side of a war to wear down the other side through the loss of soldiers and resources is called
attrition
What was the union’s Anaconda Plan?
to blockade Southern ports along the mississippi river to cut the confederacy in half
bounty
money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army
blockade runner
ship that runs through a blockade, usually to smuggle goods through a protected area
What was the outcome of the First battle of bull run?
Union troops retreated in a panic
What action did president lincoln take immediately after Bull run (1)
He signed a law calling for hundreds of thousands of new soldiers
How did president lincoln plan to cut off the south’s trade with europe?
by using the union navy to blockade all southern ports
Why was the occupation of New Orleans a significant win for the Union?
It was the Confederacy’s largest city and center of the cotton trade
Why did the Battle of Shiloh stun both the North and South?
It resulted in the heaviest casualties of the war up to that point
The Union’s defeat of the second battle of bull run enabled to confederate army to
invade maryland
After the Battle of Antietam, General Lee did what
retreated to virginia
Why was the Confederate defeat at Antietam important to the North
It prevented Britain from supporting the Confederacy in the war
