civil war starts and impacts Flashcards
(23 cards)
When was the civil war?
April 1861
When was John Brown’s slave uprising?
October 1859
What did he attack and where?
Harper’s Ferry in Virginia
What was his aim?
To give weapons to slaves
Who won the presidential election of 1830?
Abraham Lincoln
How many states voted for him in the south?
none
Why did the south fear Lincoln?
he opposed slavery
What was formed in February 1861?
The confederacy
Who was the president of the south?
Jefferson Davis
What happened in 1861 to trigger the civil war? Where and why?
The confederacy attacked a union fort and said it now belonged to them
How many southern states seceded from the union
7
Why did the south lose income from cotton?
It was growing badly and didn’t have the work force
What was the blockade?
A union naval blockade to stop the south from trading
What did the North do in 1864 to make the situation worse?
1863- Emancipation proclamation- Lincoln changes the motives of the war to abolish slavery, not about unity so more people support the north
What 2 things caused inflation in the south?
printing more money and raising taxes
Why did northern production increase during the war?
More demand for the railways and got women and children as workers
How did the north get money?
Industrial production
Where did most fighting happen?
In Virginia, Tennessee (in the south)
How were civilians affected (3)
North were taxed, south couldn’t trade and the south had no food
How did people lose civil liberties?
conscription, people were punished if they didn’t join to fight
How did people find out about the war? (2)
Farming, Industrial workers and women
Who gained jobs in the north? (2)
Why were black people targeted in the north?
Racial supremacy
