Need to Know Pt.1 Flashcards
first state to secede
South Carolina
why did the Southern states want to leave the Union?
knew that the Union president would most likely abolish slavery.
first event to start the Civil War
fort sumter
Republican party stance view point
- thought that slavery was immoral and could not go on
- should not move west
4 examples of technology advancements
railroads, telegraphs, advanced weaponry, photographs.
Union strengths
-railroads
- controlled nations manufacturing
- controlled most banks
- had more farms to provide food for troops
- land had more iron, coal, and gold
- controlled seas
- large navy
Sherman’s march to the sea, what did he do?
destroyed everything in his path = Total war
What was Tom’s cabin impact?
showed Northerners how bad slavery was and what they experienced
gave a speech at Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
How many Reconstruction amendments are there?
3
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Union General
Who was part of the constitutional Union party?
people who wanted slavery but not war. (a middle ground)
What was the economy based on in the North?
factories and industries
What was the economy based on in the South?
slaves and agriculture
South strategies
- tire them out
- wanted to find European allies
- defensive war
Who won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
confederates
What was the bloodiest battle?
Antietam
States that secede
Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Florida,
What is Nullification?
South ignoring/nullifying passed laws, saying the laws they don’t like don’t apply there
What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision?
African Americans could never become citizens & that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
What did Robert Shaw lead?
the 54th Massachusetts infantry of all AA
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
The document declared all enslaved people to be freed. Had little effect because it was ignored by the Confederacy. No foreign help for the South.
Advantages of the Confederacy
- geological features knowledge/home field advantage
- leadership
- defending their liberty, homes, and traditions
- large territory, hard to conquer
president of confederacy
Jefferson Davis