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Election of 1860 Secession
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April 12, 1861 – General PGT Beauregard opened fire Major Robert Anderson tried to hold fort but ran out of supplies Lincoln declared South in rebellion
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VA, NC, TN & AK joined Confederacy Borders States - between North & South became very important to the North – DE, MD, WV, KY & MO
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1. More Railroads 2. More Factories 3. Balanced Economy 4. Larger Population 5. Functioning Gov’t.
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1. More Trained Officers 2. Defensive Position 3. Preservation of Way of Life
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The South Fight a defensive war Entice England or France to side with the Confederacy in order to keep its immense textile industry supplied with cotton Fight a “war of attrition” in order to make the war as long, as bloody, and as costly as possible for the North in hopes that they would simply quit
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The North Fight an offensive war and to overwhelm the Confederacy with sheer numbers of troops Gain control of the West via the Mississippi River and march east towards Richmond Gain control of the far South and march northward towards Richmond Gain control of the Atlantic and march west towards Richmond
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1. Bullet – long piece of metal w/ rounded end
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2. Rifling – spiral groove cut inside gun barrel
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3. Shell – Exploding cannon ball
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4. Canister – Shell filled w/ tiny lead balls
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5. Ironclad Gunboats – steamships w/ iron plating
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Draft – required military service Suspended Writ of Habeas Corpus – right to a trial before imprisonment
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Internal Revenue Act – tax on liquor, tobacco, medicine & paper became Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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Created National Currency: Greenbacks
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Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 – project to connect East & West w/ railroads
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Emancipation Proclamation: all enslaved people in areas of open rebellion were freed
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1 st African American Regiment Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw Most of the regiment was killed during attack on Fort Wagner
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Rep. – Abraham Lincoln Dem. – George McClellan Lincoln thought he would lose! McClellan hated Lincoln!
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Just before the election Sherman took Atlanta This victory changed the country’s outlook Lincoln won re-election
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North Point Lookout, MA Camp Chase, OH Fort Delaware
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South Libby’s Prison, VA Andersonville, Ga - 100 soldiers died a day - Commander guilty of war crimes
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TERRIBLE! Docs did not sterilize equipment! Went days w/out washing equipment! High rates of infection
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Some tried to make changes: 1. Clara Barton – gave first aide to troops & started Red Cross 2. Dorothea Dix – Organized Union’s nursing corps
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NORTH Flourished Industry boomed Women took jobs in factories SOUTH Declined Food Shortages Still produced cotton & not food crops
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