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Civil War Notes
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Advantages and Disadvantages:
North
1. 71% of US population (22 million)
2. 72% to 75% of nation’s rail lines
3. 110,000 factories (85%), 97% production
of weapons, & 90% of nation’s
manufactured goods
4. Strong navy/large fleet of private trading ships
5. 70% grain production
6. 65% livestock
7. East-West telegraph lines
8. 81% bank deposits
South
1. Fighting a defensive war (geographical
advantage)
2. Spirit and confidence of its people
3. Skills – hunting, using weapons, and
riding horses
4. Military leadership
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1. Few factories to provide weapons
(18,000)
2. RR (9,000 miles) lines didn’t connect
3. 9 million population (13% < North)
4. Manufactured goods - from N/Europe
5. No telegraph lines
6. Food- rice in large quantities, cotton,
tobacco, and indigo
7. Fewer people to support
8. Almost no warships
Had to fight an offensive war
Huge area to conquer
Needed training in basic fighting skills
Had to learn to use weapons to survive
Goals:
North: also known as “_________________________”
South:
1. Sea – __________________________________
1. To fight a ___________________ war
2. West – take control of ________________________
2. _________________ supplies and money
3. East – _______________________________________
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Battle of Bull Run
o Hopes on both sides for a quick victory ended with the Battle of _______________________.
o Write a two paragraph response as if you were a civilian watching the First Battle of Bull Run.
What were your expectations? How did you feel? __________________________________________________
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Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862
o This was the _____________________ day of the Civil War.
o After this battle, Lincoln took action against ___________________________.
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Vicksburg, Mississippi
o The Union gained control of _____________________________.
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Emancipation Proclamation
o In the beginning, the main goal of the Union was to ___________________________________.
o Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves in the ___________________________________ to
be free.
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Medical Treatment/Prisons/Women
o Compare Civil War medical treatment and prison life to today.
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Gettysburg, PA
o Gettysburg was the __________________________ in the war because ____________________
lost so many troops he would never again invade the _____________________.
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Sherman’s “March to the Sea”
o This was an example of ______________________, which meant that
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Appomattox Courthouse
o Terms of Surrender:
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o They were designed to end the war without causing further _______________________ or
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Lincoln’s Assassination
o Lincoln was assassinated by _______________________________ at ____________________
while seating next to _______________________.
Review:
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What are some methods that cultural ideas are spread?
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The French and Indian War started because of controversy surrounding what land?
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What was the impact of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense?
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What was the main strength for the colonists during the American Revolution?
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What was the turning point of the American Revolution?
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Who has the sole power of impeachment?
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What was the name of the treaty that ended the War of 1812?
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Under who’s presidency, did the Trail of Tears take place?