U.S. History The Civil War Begins: 1861
... blockade of the southern coastline, which would prevent any ships from entering or leaving southern ports. The Union hoped that if the South was unable to trade, its economy would eventually crumble and they’d be forced to surrender. The Union also planned on taking over the Mississippi River, anoth ...
... blockade of the southern coastline, which would prevent any ships from entering or leaving southern ports. The Union hoped that if the South was unable to trade, its economy would eventually crumble and they’d be forced to surrender. The Union also planned on taking over the Mississippi River, anoth ...
Civil War Facts
... with a pistol in his pocket. His vantage point on the balcony, he said later, offered him "an excellent chance to kill the President, if I had wished." ...
... with a pistol in his pocket. His vantage point on the balcony, he said later, offered him "an excellent chance to kill the President, if I had wished." ...
total war
... Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. This was the breadbasket of the South. Grant knew that the South could not fight for long if the soldiers did not have food. He also knew that discontent would grow among civilians without food, and support for the war would begin to disappear. ...
... Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. This was the breadbasket of the South. Grant knew that the South could not fight for long if the soldiers did not have food. He also knew that discontent would grow among civilians without food, and support for the war would begin to disappear. ...
Chapter 21 1. First major battle of civil war , in which
... 3. Key battle of 1862 that forestalled European intervention to aid the Confederacy and led to them Emancipation Proclamation 4. Document that proclaimed a war against slavery and guaranteed a fight to the finish 5. General U.S Grant’s nickname, taken from his military demand to the enemy at fort Do ...
... 3. Key battle of 1862 that forestalled European intervention to aid the Confederacy and led to them Emancipation Proclamation 4. Document that proclaimed a war against slavery and guaranteed a fight to the finish 5. General U.S Grant’s nickname, taken from his military demand to the enemy at fort Do ...
End of the Civil War
... • Strategy of war by attrition wear down Confederate army & systematically destroy supply lines • Fighting foreshadowed trench warfare of WWI • “War between gentlemen” “Total war” against civilians & soldiers ...
... • Strategy of war by attrition wear down Confederate army & systematically destroy supply lines • Fighting foreshadowed trench warfare of WWI • “War between gentlemen” “Total war” against civilians & soldiers ...
CivilWar
... President Abraham LincolnNorth who insisted that the Union be held together, by force if necessary ...
... President Abraham LincolnNorth who insisted that the Union be held together, by force if necessary ...
The Civil War
... Sherman believed that striking at economic resources would help win the war. His troops slaughtered livestock, destroyed crops, and looted homes and businesses. Eventually Confederate leaders were forced out of Richmond, and Lee surrendered when he found his troops surrounded. Lee and Grant met to n ...
... Sherman believed that striking at economic resources would help win the war. His troops slaughtered livestock, destroyed crops, and looted homes and businesses. Eventually Confederate leaders were forced out of Richmond, and Lee surrendered when he found his troops surrounded. Lee and Grant met to n ...
Chapter 22 Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865
... North and South couldn’t be separated because it was geographically impossible If secession did occur, problems would emerge such as, the paying of national debt, and the ownership of joint territories Foreign view US wouldn’t be as powerful, if it was separated; European countries would try to ...
... North and South couldn’t be separated because it was geographically impossible If secession did occur, problems would emerge such as, the paying of national debt, and the ownership of joint territories Foreign view US wouldn’t be as powerful, if it was separated; European countries would try to ...
Civil War - Northwest ISD Moodle
... Charleston, SC. • Confederate forces asked for its surrender. • Lincoln refused and sent ships with supplies. ...
... Charleston, SC. • Confederate forces asked for its surrender. • Lincoln refused and sent ships with supplies. ...
Brinkley, Chapter 14 Notes 1
... Farms and industries that did not use slave labor lost its labor force to the army. The fighting wreaked havoc on the Southern landscape, destroying farmland, towns, cities, and railroads. As the war continued, the shortages, the inflation, and the carnage created increasing instability in Southern ...
... Farms and industries that did not use slave labor lost its labor force to the army. The fighting wreaked havoc on the Southern landscape, destroying farmland, towns, cities, and railroads. As the war continued, the shortages, the inflation, and the carnage created increasing instability in Southern ...
Success Academy Day 1 Period 3 - ushistory
... Women in the Factories Women mostly took up jobs and joined support groups to help out in the war. However, most of the stronger women took jobs in the factory to make guns and ammunition for the men in the war. Each of the women had different shifts, and the factories were working 24/7 ...
... Women in the Factories Women mostly took up jobs and joined support groups to help out in the war. However, most of the stronger women took jobs in the factory to make guns and ammunition for the men in the war. Each of the women had different shifts, and the factories were working 24/7 ...
Border States
... • Summarize the results of the First Battle of Bull Run. • Describe the conditions soldiers in camp faced. ...
... • Summarize the results of the First Battle of Bull Run. • Describe the conditions soldiers in camp faced. ...
Document
... i. The atmosphere was like that of a sporting event, as Congressmen gathered in picnics. ii. However, after initial success by the Union, Confederate reinforcements arrived and, coupled with Stonewall Jackson’s line holding, sent the Union soldiers into disarray. 3. The Battle of Bull Run showed bot ...
... i. The atmosphere was like that of a sporting event, as Congressmen gathered in picnics. ii. However, after initial success by the Union, Confederate reinforcements arrived and, coupled with Stonewall Jackson’s line holding, sent the Union soldiers into disarray. 3. The Battle of Bull Run showed bot ...
How do personalities begin to mold the outcome of the war?
... Battle of Shiloh “Hornet’s nest” • A place on the battlefield that experienced the deadliest fighting • It is the bloodiest battle of the Civil War to date result’s of tHe Battle of sHiloH: • 24,000 casualties (killed or wounded) • A Union victory ...
... Battle of Shiloh “Hornet’s nest” • A place on the battlefield that experienced the deadliest fighting • It is the bloodiest battle of the Civil War to date result’s of tHe Battle of sHiloH: • 24,000 casualties (killed or wounded) • A Union victory ...
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... city. (It has since shifted course westward and the bend no longer exists.) Guns placed there could prevent Federal steamboats from crossing. Vicksburg was also on one of the major railroads running east-west through the Confederacy. Vicksburg was therefore the key point under Confederate control. M ...
... city. (It has since shifted course westward and the bend no longer exists.) Guns placed there could prevent Federal steamboats from crossing. Vicksburg was also on one of the major railroads running east-west through the Confederacy. Vicksburg was therefore the key point under Confederate control. M ...
Civil War Test - Troy City Schools
... _____24. Burnside ordered a charge towards entrenched Confederates up Marye’s heights; only battle in which Burnside led ...
... _____24. Burnside ordered a charge towards entrenched Confederates up Marye’s heights; only battle in which Burnside led ...
A - Humble ISD
... i. The atmosphere was like that of a sporting event, as Congressmen gathered in picnics. ii. However, after initial success by the Union, Confederate reinforcements arrived and, coupled with Stonewall Jackson’s line holding, sent the Union soldiers into disarray. 3. The Battle of Bull Run showed bot ...
... i. The atmosphere was like that of a sporting event, as Congressmen gathered in picnics. ii. However, after initial success by the Union, Confederate reinforcements arrived and, coupled with Stonewall Jackson’s line holding, sent the Union soldiers into disarray. 3. The Battle of Bull Run showed bot ...
Ch 17 Lecture
... 3. Most famous regiment of entire Civil War 4. Led heroic attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina a. At risk of being shot or enslaved again 5. Resulted in increased African American enlistments Ch 17.2 II. War Affects Society A.Disagreement about war (1863) 1. Southerners tired of war a. Confederac ...
... 3. Most famous regiment of entire Civil War 4. Led heroic attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina a. At risk of being shot or enslaved again 5. Resulted in increased African American enlistments Ch 17.2 II. War Affects Society A.Disagreement about war (1863) 1. Southerners tired of war a. Confederac ...
American History
... 4. What was life like for the average soldier during the Civil War? 5. Why do you think Lincoln chose to arrest Copperheads rather than allow them to continue speaking against the war? 6. For what reasons did northern Democrats and working-class whites oppose the war? 7. Why is it that the Civil War ...
... 4. What was life like for the average soldier during the Civil War? 5. Why do you think Lincoln chose to arrest Copperheads rather than allow them to continue speaking against the war? 6. For what reasons did northern Democrats and working-class whites oppose the war? 7. Why is it that the Civil War ...
The Civil War in Indian Territory Divided Loyalties A Conflict Coming
... known as an issue of state’s rights. In the North, cheap labor was provided by thousands of immigrants. While most people in the south lived on small farms and owned no slaves, a few who were wealthy and powerful strongly believed that African slaves were essential to their economy and lifestyle. Du ...
... known as an issue of state’s rights. In the North, cheap labor was provided by thousands of immigrants. While most people in the south lived on small farms and owned no slaves, a few who were wealthy and powerful strongly believed that African slaves were essential to their economy and lifestyle. Du ...
The Civil War in Mississippi
... to army camps searching for freedom • Blacks did many services for the Union army: dug trenches, canals, cooked, and washed clothes. Some even guided troops through the land ...
... to army camps searching for freedom • Blacks did many services for the Union army: dug trenches, canals, cooked, and washed clothes. Some even guided troops through the land ...
AHON Chapter 15 Section 4 Lecture Notes
... In the South, support for the war varied from state to state. Georgia and North Carolina opposed the war. South Carolina objected to officers from other states leading their troops. Regions with large slaveholding plantations supported the war more than poor back country regions. ...
... In the South, support for the war varied from state to state. Georgia and North Carolina opposed the war. South Carolina objected to officers from other states leading their troops. Regions with large slaveholding plantations supported the war more than poor back country regions. ...
Civil War Test Study Guide 2017
... Presidents and generals of the Union/Confederacy Describe the Union’s Anaconda Plan and the Confederate’s Strategy of attrition—be able to compare and contrast them Different war philosophies of Lincoln and McClellan 54th Massachusetts Regiment: What was African Americans role in the war? How were t ...
... Presidents and generals of the Union/Confederacy Describe the Union’s Anaconda Plan and the Confederate’s Strategy of attrition—be able to compare and contrast them Different war philosophies of Lincoln and McClellan 54th Massachusetts Regiment: What was African Americans role in the war? How were t ...
Mr. Whidden Presents Adventure Tales The American Civil War
... 20. Pg. 312 Which one of these “Fast Facts” about Gettysburg would not belong? a. It was an important naval battle for the north. b. It started by accident with southern soldiers looking for shoes c. It still is the greatest battle in the western hemisphere d. The battle was the beginning of the end ...
... 20. Pg. 312 Which one of these “Fast Facts” about Gettysburg would not belong? a. It was an important naval battle for the north. b. It started by accident with southern soldiers looking for shoes c. It still is the greatest battle in the western hemisphere d. The battle was the beginning of the end ...
Battle of Fort Pillow
The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with a massacre of Federal troops (most of them African American) attempting to surrender, by soldiers under the command of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Military historian David J. Eicher concluded, ""Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history.""