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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 To Keep the Country United | The union's reason for war |
| To Gain Independence | The confederacy's resason for war |
| Emancipation Proclomation | Lincoln's order that slaves in confederate states will be forever free. *Changes foucus of the war from being about just preserving the Union to ENDING SLAVERY. |
| Union's Advantages | 1. Large population 2. More food, factories, railroads, & telegraphs 3.Strong navy |
| Union's Disadvantages | 1.Long supply lines 2.Unfamiliar land 3. Bad generals 4. No motivation |
| Confederacy's Advantages | 1. Home land 2. Motivation to fight 3. Better generals |
| Confederacy's Disadvantages | 1. Small population 2. Few/little factories, railroads, troops, food, warships, money, & telegraphs 2. NO NAVY |
| Sectionalism | Loyalty to a section or region rather than to the whole country. |
| Battle of Gettysburg | The turning point in the Civil War. Lee was badly defeated & gave up plans to invade the Union. The war would drag on for 2 more years. |
| Andersonville Prison | Located in Georgia; one out of every 3 union prisoners died of starvation or disease. |
| Conscription Act | Required all able bodied males between 20 & 45 to serve in the military. For a fee of $300, you could buy your way out of military service. |
| NYC Draft Riots | The worst riot in American history. Poor whites targeted the wealthy, Republicans, & African-Americans. |
| Battle of Bull Run | July 21, 1891: Richmond, VA. Reason: To capture Richmond. Outcome: The major Union troops retreated; taught both sides that they needed more training & that this would be a long war. |
| Battle of Merrimack Vs. Monitor | March, 1862: Off the coast of VA Reason: Confederates were trying to stop the Union's Blockade. Outcome: Both surrendered, but the Union held their Blockade. |
| Battle of Shiloh | April 6, 1862: TN Reason: To capture the Mississippi River Outcome: Grant & Sherman became famous; the Union gained control of the Mississippi River, but with heavy losses. |
| Battle of Antietam | September, 1862: MD Reason: Confederates wanted to win a battle on Union soil. Outcome: The Union claimed victory & Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclomation shortly after. |
| 54th Regiment- Massachusetts | The 1st regiment of the Civil War that was completely constructed of African-American soldiers. |
| Effects of New Technology | Because of old-fashioned fighting techniques combined with new technology from the Industrial Revolution, the Civil War lost more soldiers than any other war in American history. |
| Northern Strategies for Victory | 1. Capture Richmond. 2. Blockade. 3. Capture Mississippi River. |
| Southern Strategies for Victory | 1. Defensive war. 2. Alliance with European power. |
| Northern Generals | Winfield Scott, George McClellan, Ambrose Burnside, Ulysses S. Grant & William Tecumseh Sherman |
| Southern Generals | Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson & Robert E. Lee |
| Abraham Lincoln | Union president. |
| Jefferson Davis | Confederacy president. |
| Election of 1860 | Lincoln won because the North had more votes in the Electoral College. South Carolina seceded & many followed shortly. |
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