How did the Civil War shape our lives today?
It totally screwed over the South economy, ended slavery and indentured servitude, and kept us as one country instead of a divided nation of Confederates and Union...ers.
Name three ways the Civil War changed the South.
-Rise of the KKK
-Severely diminished economy and farmland.
-Congress felt the need to punish them once Lincoln was assassinated.
What constitutional right did Lincoln suspend?
Habeus Corpus - having a prisoner set free if significant evidence against the prisoner in question is not provided.
List the four border states.
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
Why did West Virginia form?
It was a admitted into the Union after the Wheeling Conventions and there was part of the Virginia state that wanted to be in the Union. Therefore, it seceded from Virginia, which was a Confederate State, in order to stay with the Union Forces.
What disadvantages did the South face?
Much less territory, only 11 states to the North's 23. There was a more noticeable disadvantage in the amount of people that were on each side, especially the number of those who were actually fighting. 22,000,000 people total in the North against the 9,000,000 Southerners. This was more than double and it meant that there was a great chance of you dying if you fought for the South!
Why did the Confederate States believe they had a right to leave the Union?
They felt independent and much stronger than the Union. They also wanted to protect their right to own slaves and felt the North weren't in a position to take away their biggest source of labour and economic growth. The South also wanted to keep state's rights and were in control of their own state, just how it was run back in the late 1600's.
What were the three main strategies of the Union?
They blocked off the ports of the South so that no import or export could benefit them anymore.
They wanted to wage 'total war' on the whole South.
Control the Mississippi to control the West as well as important trade routes/systems.
What was the average age of soldiers who fought in the Civil War?
Most were 21 or younger, but the average age was about 25.
What was the outcome of Bull Run?
Thomas J. Jackson earned his famous nickname, Stonewall Jackson during this battle and led the Confederates to an important victory. First battle of the Civil War, fought just 20 miles or so from the Nation's capital. Made it apparent that the war was going to last a very long time. People sat and watched and had a picnic. :D
Discuss the Battle of Shiloh.
It was the bloodiest as well as the costliest battle in the war, and an important Union victory. More casualities in this battle alone than all American wars combined. The first day of the battle, the Confederates were in the lead, because the Union retreated to the Hornet's Nest. The important thing in the battle is the death of the Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston. His death, causes the Confederates to retreat and weakens their forces as a whole. Grant and Sherman start to go ham after this battle, taking over/destroying everything in their path.
What were Lincoln’s reasons for the Emancipation Proclamation?
He used it as a political tool, a scare tactic, to hopefully incite the slave revolts and runaways. This would severely hurt the South, losing their prime source of economic superiority.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
It outlawed slavery and indentured servitude except as punishment for a crime.
How was the Civil War a rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight?
It was considered this because it was a war that decided which part of the nation would be in an economic advantage. Plus, the drafted men could pay their way out of it by paying a poor person to take their place. Whichever side won would also be in the economic advantage, since North would further industrialization, and the South would flourish in agriculture and slave labour trade.
Discuss the draft laws in the north.
If someone was drafted, they could pay their way out of it, or hire someone to go join the army in their place.
Discuss the importance of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
Gettysburg = Robert E. Lee invading the North and it was a heavily bloody battle. Last time the South invade the North in the war. Turning point in the war, sort of like the Saratoga of the Civil War. 70,000 casualties compiled on both sides. The South loses so much men, and spends the rest of the war practically running from Grant. July 1st through the 3rd.
Chancellorsville = Southern Victory, Joe Hooker gets defeated, yet Stonewall Jackson dies. Robert E. Lee loses his secondhand man.
How did Sherman use “Total War” against the South?
By killing and destroying every single piece of land, well... pretty much anything he marched through. Whenever he led his troops, he annihilated the surrounding area.
Who were the Presidents of the Confederacy and the United States during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, and Abraham Lincoln was the President (16th) of the United States of America.
What, exactly, did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves in the south as a plot to get slaves to run away and possibly revolt.
North consisted of Twenty-three states, including California, Oregon, and seven other territories. Population of approximately 22,000,000.
South consisted of Eleven states. Population of approximately 9,000,000.
Costs: Money:
North: $6,000,000
South: $3,000,000
Dead Men:
North: 360,000
South: 260,000
Total: 620,000 ~ 3.3 million served for both sides total. (Approx. 1-5 chance of dying.)
