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Causes, Course and Consequences
What is total war?
Striking both civilian and military targets including
private homes
• Who used it and after what major, three day battle was
it used?
Ulysses Grant and William Sherman after The Battle of
Gettysburg
• Name three ways that African Americans supported the
war effort?
• Served as spies
• Joined the army and fought for the Union
• Refused to work for their southern owners
• Providing information and contraband for the Union
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What was the South’s main way of means?
agriculture
• What was the North’s main way of means?
industry
• Why were the people so shocked by the first large
battle, The Battle of Bull Run?
It was more gruesome than they expected
• What significant port was captured by the Union early in
the war?
New Orleans
 What major event caused the first southern states to
secede from the Union?
The election of Lincoln
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What was a geographical advantage of the South
over the North?
they were fighting in their own territory
• Compare the populations of the North and South.
the South had a larger population
• How did the North respond to the Civil War in
regards to its industries?
Their industries became more mechanized
• How did the South try to overcome their lack of
funds and supplies?
petitioned Britain and France for aid
•
When the Legal Tender Act was passed in 1862, what did
the US State Treasury create?
a national currency
• What profession grew substantially with women’s
participation during the Civil War?
nursing
• If a solider was lucky enough to survive a battle but
with a wound, what danger did he face?
Infection/disease
• What happened to each side’s economy during the war?
The South’s decreased; the North’s stayed stable or
thrived
• How did the Civil War affect the federal government’s
authority over states’ rights?
It established itself as having more power over states’
rights and determining laws for states
•
Where is Vicksburg located? What major river is located
there?
Mississippi; Mississippi River
• Why was it such a strategic location for the Union?
They could control the Mississippi River and split the
South in half
• Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
The Appomattox Court House in Virginia
• How did Lincoln’s ability to unify the bitterly divided
North have on the outcome of the war?
It helped the Union win
• Which side struggled more after the war? Why?
The South because it was destroyed so badly and they
lacked industrial experience
•
How many days did The Battle of Gettysburg last?
three
• When did this battle occur?
July 1, 2, 3, 1863
• What is ironic about the time of year of this battle?
It is right before America’s Independence Day and now
the country is in a Civil War
• What is significant about this battle?
It is the turning point of the war.
 What is significant about Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address?
It defined the nature of a democratic government “for
the people, by the people…”
• How did the Civil War end?
Lee surrendered to Grant
•
How did abolitionists pressure Lincoln to
issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
They pressured him to take a stand on
slavery
• Why didn’t the Emancipation Proclamation
apply to the four border states?
Because they were strategically located, he
did wanted them to remain loyal to the
Union
 What did the 13th Amendment to the U.S
Constitution “guarantee”?
It abolished slavery
•
Describe what the
overall message of
this cartoon is.
Who do the snakes
represent? Who
does the lady
represent? What
issue would the
person who drew
this support?
Describe what the
overall message of this
cartoon is. The
Copperheads are a
threat to the Union.
Who do the snakes
represent?
Copperheads Who
does the lady
represent? The Union
What issue would the
person who drew this
support?
Lincoln’s suspension
of the writ of habeas
corpus
February 9- “We established a regular camp
here. This last March has been a very hard one,
and only a distance of the thirty miles. But it
took us from Wednesday to Sunday, through
snow, rain and mud ankle-deep and without
rations. Kinston is a perfect ruin, as the Yankees
have destroyed everything they could barely
touch, but it must at one time have been a very
pretty town-but now nothing scarcely but
chimneys are left to show how the Yankees are
trying to reconstruct the Union.”
- Louis Leon, The Battle of
Gettysburg
•
What does the author say about the town of
Kinston and how it was “at one time”?
It was nice
• What does he say about the town now?
It is in ruin
• What was life like for the Confederate solider?
It was very difficult and they lived in harsh
conditions
• Other than being killed in battle, what can you
infer was another danger to the soldiers during
this time?
Dying of cold or starvation
•
“This country will be drenched in blood. The people
of the North are not going to let the country be
destroyed without a mighty effort to save it. Beside,
where are your men and appliances of war to contend
against them? You are rushing into war with one of
the most powerful, ingeniously mechanical and
determined people on earth-right at your doors. Only
in spirit and determination are you prepared for war.
In all else you are totally unprepared.”
Summarize this quote
Who does he predict will win?
The North
How/Why does he think they will win?
The north is technologically advanced and
the south lacks a large military
*use info from the quote to support your
answer