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11th Grade
12/13/2009

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How many states had already seceded when Lincoln was elected?
Definition
7
Term
What were some major points to Lincoln's inagural adress?
Definition
No war unless the South provoked it, the Union cannot split, secession is anarchy.
Term
Why would Europe be pleased if the US broke up?
Definition
They could defy the Monroe Doctrine.
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What were the 2 southern forts that still held the Union flag after the South seceded?
Definition
Fort Pickens and Fort Sumter
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When was the blockade of the southern ports ordered?
Definition
April 19, 1861
Term
Why were the border states so important?
Definition
They contained industry, the Ohio River, and many whites.
Term
What was the famous quote by Lincoln in regard to Kentucky?
Definition
I hope I have God on my side, but I have to have Kentucky.
Term
How did Lincoln convince the border states not to secede?
Definition
He promised he would not free their slaves
Term
What states were part of the butternut region,and what defined a butternut?
Definition
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois; had much pro-southern sentiment.
Term
Who did the Cherokees support in the Civil War, and why?
Definition
The Confederates, because the Cherokees had similar slave policies.
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What senator had 2 sons, one who was a general for the Union, and the other a general for the Confederates, and where was he from?
Definition
Senator Crittenden of Kentucky.
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What were some of the South's advantages in the war?
Definition
They had superior defensive strategy, self-determination, the best officers (Lee,Jackson,Beauregard), and soldiers who could ride and shoot
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What were some of the South's disadvantages in the war?
Definition
That had few factories, a shortage of supplies resulting in hunger and death, and not enough railroads.
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What were some of the North's advantages in the war?
Definition
They had a large number of railroads, factories, and farms, a control of the sea (blockade) through a superior navy, and far more man power (22 million)
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What were some of the North's disadvantages in the war?
Definition
Soldiers were harder to train,and commanders were very weak and ineffective.
Term
What was the opinion of the workers in Europe on the issue of American slavery?
Definition
They were anti-slavery and supported the north.
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What was the South's biggest hope in the war?
Definition
That Britain would intervene and help the South because of a shortage of cotton.
Term
Why did "King Cotton" fail to win Britain over?
Definition
There was a large surplus of cotton in British warehouses.
Term
What year did Britain begin to see a cotton shortage?
Definition
Late 1862
Term
What two countries sent cotton to Britain, other than the United States?
Definition
India and Egypt
Term
What did Britain import from the North instead of cotton from the South?
Definition
Lots and lots of grain
Term
When and what was the Trent affair?
Definition
Late 1861; Union ship removed 2 confederate diplomats going to Britain; Britain angeredl; Lincoln gave up prisoners.
Term
What was the name of the Confederate "pirate" ship that sunk US ships, and when was it sunk?
Definition
Alabama, 1864
Term
What violation of the Monroe Doctrine occured in 1863?
Definition
Napoleon III sent Maximilian and the French army to be emporer of Mexico.
Term
Which state almost seceded from the Confederacy because they did not want to cooperate with Jefferson Davis's desire for power?
Definition
Georgia
Term
What did Lincoln do that was questionable, even in wartime?
Definition
He stretched his legitimate power, but the supreme court backed him
Term
When did Northern conscription begin, and how much could one pay to avoid being drafted?
Definition
1863; 300$
Term
Where was the Northern draft most unpopular?
Definition
New York
Term
When did the South's conscription begin, and how could one be exempt from it?
Definition
1862; owned 20 or more slaves
Term
How much did the Morrill Tariff Act raise the tariff?
Definition
10%
Term
When was the new banking system authorized, and what did they use as currency?
Definition
1863; paper money
Term
What was the inflation rate in the North and the South, respectively?
Definition
80%, 9000%
Term
Who was a famous woman who worked as a nurse during the civil war?
Definition
Clara Barton
Term
What was the South's percentage of income in 1860 and 1870 respectively?
Definition
30%, 12%
Term
Complete this phrase: cotton capitalism lost to ____ capitalism.
Definition
industrial
Term
How many days was the war expected to take?
Definition
90
Term
Describe the battle of Bull Run.
Definition
Many wives, children, ect. came to watch, Union retreated after Confederates got reinforcements, Confederates ate picnic lunches
Term
Who was the Confederate general at the Battle of Bull Run?
Definition
Stonewall Jacskon
Term
Who was given control of the army of the Potomac?
Definition
General McClellan
Term
What was McClellan's nickname, and what was his downfall?
Definition
Young Napoleon; He would not risk anything and always believed he was outnumbered.
Term
What did Lincoln ask McClellan permission to do?
Definition
Borrow the army if "he wasn't going to use it"
Term
When was the 7 Days Battle, and how many men were lost on each side?
Definition
June 26 - July 2 1862; Lee lost 20,000;McClellan 10,000
Term
What was the Union's overall plan for war called?
Definition
Total war
Term
When Lee's battle plans for the Battle of Antietam were discovered, what were they wrapped around?
Definition
Cigars
Term
When was the Battle of Antietam?
Definition
September 1862
Term
Why was McClellan dismissed from military command after he had already been regiven command because of popularity with the soldiers?
Definition
He failed to pursue Lee after he fled from the Battle of Antietam
Term
Why did France and Britain never recognize the Confederacy as an independant nation?
Definition
They were considering it, but the Union won the Battle of Antietam
Term
What did Lincoln use the Battle of Antietam for, and when was it to go into effect?
Definition
Announcing the Emancipation Proclamation; January 1, 1863.
Term
When did the fufillment of the Emancipation Proclamation occur?
Definition
After the end of the war (13th ammendment)
Term
Which party began to become stronger in congress in the fall of 1862, but did not have a majority?
Definition
The Democrats
Term
What did blacks begin to do after the Emancipation Proclamation that they were not earlier permitted to do?
Definition
Enlist in the army
Term
What percentage did blacks made up of the army and navy, and how many died in the war?
Definition
10%, 38,000
Term
Who replaced McClellan, and what battle did he promptly lose?
Definition
Burnside; Fredricksburg
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Who replaced Burnside, what battle did he lose soon after, and when was it?
Definition
Hooker, Chancellorsville, May 1863
Term
At what battle and how was Stonewall Jackson killed, and what did Lee have to say about it?
Definition
Killed by friendly fire; Chancellorsville;"I have lost my right arm"
Term
Who replaced Hooker as Union general?
Definition
George Meade
Term
What and when was the Confederate's last chance to win, and how many soldiers were killed on each side of the battle?
Definition
Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863; 92,000 Union, 76,000 Confederates
Term
Who became a top general in the west?
Definition
U.S. Grant
Term
What was Grant known for doing when he was separated from his wife?
Definition
Drinking heavily
Term
When this port fell, the Union gained control of the Mississippi River.
Definition
Port Hudson
Term
What group of Democrats, in particular, opposed Lincoln's being reelected?
Definition
The copperheads
Term
What man inspired the book "A Man Without a Country" and who wrote it?
Definition
Vallandingham; Everette Hale
Term
What party did the Republicans and War Democrats form?
Definition
The Union Party
Term
Who was nominated by the Union Party for vice president in the 1864 election, and why?
Definition
Andrew Johnson; To attract the vote of the border states
Term
Who did the Copperheads support in the 1864 election?
Definition
George McClellan
Term
What was Lincoln's slogan for the 1864 election?
Definition
"Don't swap horses in the middle of a stream!"
Term
Who replaced Meade as General?
Definition
Grant
Term
What was ironic about the quote from Grant, "I plan to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer?"
Definition
It took all of summer, fall, winter, and some of spring.
Term
Grant was willing to trade how many of his men for each Confederate soldier killed?
Definition
2
Term
Where and when did Lee finally surender?
Definition
Appomattox; April 1865
Term
Why were the confederates allowed to keep their horses after the war was over?
Definition
For spring plowing
Term
Who killed Lincoln, and when was the assasaination?
Definition
John Wilkes Booth; April 14, 1865
Term
Lincoln became a ____ after his death, even more loved than when he was alive?
Definition
Martyr
Term
What were the results of the war in terms of dead, wounded, and cost in damages alone?
Definition
600,000 dead, 1 million wounded, $15 billion in damages
Term
The Civil War was a supreme test of what?
Definition
United States democracy
Term
What happened to Jefferson Davis after the war?
Definition
Served 2 years in prison
Term
Why was the South especially hurt by the war?
Definition
Nearly 2billion dollars in slave revune was lost.
Term
What did some slaves do to their previous owners?
Definition
Pillage their plantations
Term
Who were the Exodusters?
Definition
People who went to Kansas from Texas and Louisiana in the 1870's.
Term
What was the Freedman's Bureau?
Definition
An organization created by Congress in 1865 to supply food, clothing, and education to blacks (taught 200,000 to read and write)
Term
Who was the head of the Freedman's Bureau?
Definition
Oliver Howard
Term
What man opposed the Freedman's Bureau, and when did it expire?
Definition
Andrew Johnson, 1872
Term
Andrew Johnson was sometimes called the ______ President.
Definition
Tailor
Term
What was the Wade-Davis bill?
Definition
Required 50% of voter's loyalty rather than 10%; Lincoln vetoed.
Term
What were laws passed by the Southern states after the war to control black's freedom called?
Definition
The Black Codes
Term
What were some things the Black Codes prohobited blacks from doing?
Definition
Voting, serving on jury, being idle (or without work)
Term
Many blacks had to become _____ during the time of the Black Codes because of intense poverty?
Definition
Sharecroppers
Term
What did 4 Confederate generals try to do in December of 1865, and what was the outcome?
Definition
Reenter Congress; Congress refused them
Term
What did Congress realize/fear after the war?
Definition
That the Southern Democrats had enough popularity to begin gaining more votes in Congress
Term
What did Andrew Johnson do with the bill to renew the Freedmen's Bureau, and what was the outcome.
Definition
He vetoed it, but his veto was overruled.
Term
What did the Civil Rights Bill passed by the Republicans do?
Definition
Gave citizenships to blacks
Term
What happened to the 40 acres and a mule policy?
Definition
Worked in theory, but the land was not readily available for distrubution
Term
What changes did the 14th ammendment make, and when was it sent to the states?
Definition
Gave Freedmen Civil Rights, Reduced representation of states who wouldn't let blacks vote, Disallowed those who had been Federal officers in the confederacy from being in the nation's federal office, guarunteed federal debt while repudiating Confederate debt.
Term
What was "Swingin' Round the Circle with Andrew Johnson" and what was its effect?
Definition
A series of speeches made by an infuriated and seemingly drunken Andrew Johnson. Designed to decrease the Republicans popularity, it actually increased it.
Term
After Andrew Johnson made his series of counter-productive speeches, the Republicans had a 2/3 majority in Congress. What is another term for this?
Definition
A veto-proof congress
Term
Who was the veto-proof congress led by?
Definition
Radicals: Senate - Charles Sumner; House - Thaddeus Stevens
Term
How many men did the Military Construction Act of 1867 call for, and what did it require?
Definition
20,000; Required state constitution ratify 14th ammendment
Term
What was the 15th ammendment, and when was it ratified?
Definition
Ensured black suffrage; 1870
Term
What group was pleased, and what group was displeased by the 13th-15h ammendments?
Definition
Abolitionists were pleased, femenists like Susan B. Anthony and Cady Stanton were displeased
Term
What was the only state with a black majority in the state legislature?
Definition
South Carolina
Term
How many blacks were senators, what were their names, and how many blacks were members of the House?
Definition
2, Revels and Bruce; 10
Term
Who were the scalawags?
Definition
Southerners who supported the north strongly
Term
Who were the carpetbaggers?
Definition
Northerners who went South to make a profit
Term
Who founded the Ku Klux Klan?
Definition
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Term
When and where was the Ku Klux Klan founded?
Definition
Tennessee in 1866
Term
What was another name for the Ku Klux Klan
Definition
The "Invisible Empire"
Term
When were the force acts passed and what did they do?
Definition
1870 and 1871; Permitted use of federal troops to stop the Klan
Term
What was the Tenure of Office Act and when was it passed?
Definition
It required the permission of the Senate to remove a member of the Cabinet; 1867
Term
Who did Andrew Johnson fire in hopes of getting the Tenure of Office Act tried in the Supreme Court?
Definition
Stanton
Term
After the House voted to impeach Andrew Joshson, he was prosecuted by _____ and ______ of the Senate, and they failed to impeach Johnson by ____ vote(s)
Definition
Ben Butler, Thaddeus Stevens, 1
Term
Seward Signed a treaty with _____ to obtain _____ for _____ million $. This was called "______ ______"
Definition
Russia, Alaska, 7.2, Seward's folly
Term
What came out of the purchase of Alaska?
Definition
Fur, fish, and gold gold gold
Term
What did the Southerners feel about being ruled by blacks?
Definition
It humiliated them
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