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1. How many free states were there in 1861 (Light Green): ___19_____
How many slave states were there in 1862 (Orange): ___11____
2. Abraham Lincoln belonged to which political party: ___Republican_______________________
3. Why didn’t it matter to Southerners that Lincoln promised not to touch slavery where it already
existed?
South didn’t trust Lincoln
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4. What happened in the South when Lincoln won the election of 1860?
Six states seceded (left) the Union
5. What nation was founded on February 4th 1861: ___Confederate States of America_____
6. What happened to government property in the South?
Southerners confiscated all federal govt. property
7. What promises did Lincoln make in his 1st Inaugural Address?
He would not touch slavery where it existed
He would not start a war with the South
8. What is a Civil War?
People within a country fight one another
9. How did Lincoln feel about any state’s decision to leave the Union?
Not possible. The Union was one and inseparable.
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10. What happened when Abraham Lincoln tried to send supplies to Fort Sumter?
Southerners attacked the fort and started the Civil War
11. Lincoln said he would not be the person to start this war. What does that say about him?
He prized union above all else.
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12. What did the saying, “Forward to Richmond” mean?
Capture the Confederate capital at Richmond Virginia
13. How many Union troops marched to Manassas Junction (Bull Run): _35,000______
14. How could you prove that Northerners (Union supporters) thought that the battle of Bull Run
would be an easy Union victory?
They showed up with picnic lunches
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15. The Union was winning the Battle of Bull Run. What happened?
Southerner reinforcements led by Stonewall Jackson turned the battle around
16. What happened to all of the spectators that came to picnic at the battle site?
Forced to run away; everyone realized war is for real
17. What was the Union population: _22 million_________
18. What was the Confederate population: _9 million_____
How many of those Confederates were slaves: _3.5 million_______
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19. How many time greater was the North’s iron manufacturing capacity: 20x__
20. How many times greater was the North’s gun making capacity: 30x_____
21. Where did the South plan on getting most of its supplies: _Europe / England______
22. The South was fighting a DEFENSIVE WAR.
What did the North have to do to win the war?
Conquer the South completely; attack and win
What did the South have to do win the war?
Just not lose to the North; defend
23. How could you argue that Southerners were more passionate about the war?
Fighting for Independence
Fighting for their homes
Fighting for their right to own slaves
Fighting for a cause they believed in
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24. When it came to generals which side had an advantage: Confederacy__
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25. Did Robert E. Lee want to lead a rebellion? _No___
Why did Lee decide to fight against the Union?
He could not fight against his home state of Virginia
26. How did women’s lives change as a result of the Civil War?
Many were forced to take over farm work in addition to their other domestic jobs
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27. How many women served as nurses during the war?: __3,000______
28. Who was the Angel of the Battlefield?: Clara Barton__
How did Clara Barton show bravery on the battlefield?
Helped soldiers during battle / risked her life
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29. What is a blockade?
Shutting down the ports of nation
30. What was the purpose of the Northern blockade of Southern ports?
Keep the South from selling Cotton
Keep the South from importing anything from Europe (guns / supplies)
31. What was wrong with the Union blockade in the beginning of the war?
Too few ships; Southern ships easily could avoid the blockade
32. What was the point of the Union capturing the Mississippi River?
Divide and Conquer; split the Confederacy
33. By the end of 1862 which Union General had helped gain control of the Northern Mississippi?
US Grant; captured Forts on the Mississippi
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34. Which side was Captain David Farragut on? __Union______________
35. How did David Farragut shut down the Mississippi for the Confederacy?
Captured the Mississippi
36. What did Abraham Lincoln want George McClellan to do?
Fight!
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37. Why did Robert E. Lee want to invade Maryland?
Convince Maryland to secede
Invasion of the North could scare Union enough to make peace
38. How did a Union cigar-loving soldier get lucky when it came to knowing Lee’s plan for Maryland?
Found Lee’s plans wrapped around cigars
39. The bloodiest battle of the Civil War: _Antietam_______
40. How many soldiers were killed on September 17th 1862 at Antietam: _24,000_____
41. Lincoln always said his goal for the war was to restore the Union, not to free the slaves. Why did
this strategy please people living in the border states?
They had slaves and did not want to fight a war to free them
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42. Lincoln now feared England jumping into the war more than he feared the Border States leaving.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln would free all of the slaves in the South only.
43. How would the Emancipation Proclamation keep England out of the war?
England could support a war for Southern independence
England COULD NOT SUPPORT A WAR to KEEP SLAVERY