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The Civil War, 1861-1865
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population
industry supported by ___________________
larger ____________________ system
stronger leader in Lincoln
well-organized _________  set up a blockade
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keep loyal ___________ states from seceding
by not abolishing slavery
The Anaconda Plan
1. capture the Confederate capital
(________________________, VA)
2. control the Mississippi River to _________
the Confederacy in half
3. blockade southern _____________
“squeeze the life out of the Confederacy”
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Strategies
Confederate
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fighting for their ______________: slavery
strong military leaders like Robert E. Lee
war was fought mainly in the _____________
familiar territory and supplies are closer
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tire the ______________
gain support of Britain and _____________
o needed _______________ from the South
o never go their help
Battles of the American Civil War
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Battle of Shiloh
First Battle of Bull Run
July ________ (or Manassas)
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Confederate _________________ under Stonewall
Jackson
shocked the North
Union had to ________________ the Union General
with McClellan (who is later ___________________)
The Monitor vs. The Virginia
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2nd Battle of Bull Run
(or Manassas)
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April _________
an unsuccessful __________________ attempt to gain
control of the Mississippi River
both were plated with __________ (ironclad)
no clear victor but wooden ships are a thing of the past
Antietam
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Southern victory led by General _______, commander of the
Confederate Army
18 days later, Lee takes his army ________________, but is
intercepted by General George McClellan, General of the US
Army
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the victory necessary for Lincoln to proclaim
____________________________
Union General had General Lee’s military plan
The bloodies ________________ day of the Civil
War
Lee retreats but loses ___________ soldiers
African-American…What should the Union do with slaves?
Emancipation Proclamation
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January 1, 1863
freed all slaves in states that were still ____________
on January 1, 1863
did NOT apply to _____________ slave states
Lincoln hoped it would lead to Southern states
_____________________________
Southerners see there will be no negotiations
gives the war a ________________ cause
Fighting Bravely
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Union started to recruit _________________ slaves
…fighting for their freedom
gain respect from white men
sometimes given ____________________ tasks
if captured by the Confederacy they would be
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Southern slaves help Union troops as they pass
through (food, ___________________, scouts)
Final Turning Points
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Battle of Gettysburg
Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman capture
______________________________, MS (1863)
[Remember the ___________________ Plan]
vital victory for North  control the
______________________ River
Union could pass through the Confederacydominate the
South
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Coming to an End
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later that year Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address,
honoring _______ those who died in the battle
Election of 1864 – Lincoln wins ___________________ over
McClellan
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Appomattox Court House, VA
Sherman’s March to the Sea
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across Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean
destroyed ___________________ in
their path
burned ___________________
troops reach the sea to resupply
General Lee knew his army could not _____________________
April 9, 1865
Lee _____________________________to Grant
Ford’s Theater
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A Soldier’s Life
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4 out of 5 Southern men fought
brothers might fight brothers
boring and _____________________
injuries usually led to amputation
___________________________ was
always a problem
Life on the Homefront
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April 14, 1865
John Wilkes Booth, _______________________ supporter, shot
Lincoln at Ford’s Theater
“the south will be avenged!”
Women in the War
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filled the jobs of men while they fought the _________
led to women entering professions that had been off limits
most women were ________________
o Clara Barton will later form the America _________ Cross
o start to consider ____________________________
Union
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General Lee drove back Union forces in PA
Union took up a strong _________________
position
after 2 days, Lee is unable to ____________
Union lines and ordered men to charge at the
middle of defense lines
most soldiers were ____________________
Confederates retreated to VA
o weakened by __________________,
desertion and hunger
3 day battle
Bloodiest battle in American history 
__________________ dead
drop in _________________ cultivation hurt industry
income taxes
western lands ___________ extremely cheap
Union started a draft that led to Draft Riots
Copperheads condemned Lincoln for war actions and
wanted the war to ______________
Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus (holding
someone in jail without ____________________
them) to deal with draft dodgers
Confederacy
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lacked the resources to support troops… mainly
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blockade runners were ______ longer successful
stopped harvesting cotton ad went to __________
crops to feed troops
seized/stole Union goods when able
Confederate money is _______________________
Could not deal with the economic hardships