The South: Legacy Of The Civil War Flashcards
Purpose of tariffs
To rise prices to increase the desire for certain goods, usually local
Economic Differences between the North and South
North: Becoming an industrial/market economy; wage labor
South: Agriculture; based on cash crops; slave labors
Who were the Abolitionists?
People in the North who believed that slavery should be abolished immediately. They were a vocal minority, which means that they make a lot of noise and draw a lot of attention to themselves
Was the Republican Party back in the Civil War era purely a Northern or Southern party?
It was purely a Northern party
How many states eventually left the Union?
11 states
What is the Mr. Swendson definition of Atrician?
Atrician is that you kind of just pound on each other until one side wears down
Reasons for Northern victory in the Civil War
-More productive economy–the Northern states pumped out powerful machinery and weapons
-Large death tolls
(There were times when it seemed that the South would outlive agriculturally)
Sherman’s March to the Sea
General Sherman marched into Atlanta and burned that city to the ground
General Sherman’s philosophy
Make the war so horrible and messy that the South will want to quit
How many Americans died in the Civil War?
620,000 Americans (2 percent of the population at that time)
What political party did African-Americans mainly vote for after the Civil War?
Republicans
Wade-Davis Bill
Passed by Congress in July 1884; required that 50 percent of the voters take an oath of future loyalty before the restoration process could begin
