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A B C D E X Z
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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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Rating the North & the South
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Railroad Lines, 1860
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Resources: North & the South
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Men Present for Duty in the Civil War
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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 Leaders of the Confederacy Pres. Jefferson Davis VP Alexander Stevens
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The Confederate “White House”
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The Confederate Seal MOTTO “With God As Our Vindicator”
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The “Anaconda” Plan
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Lincoln’s Generals Irwin McDowell Winfield Scott George McClellan, Again! McClellan George McClellan Ambrose Burnside Joseph Hooker George Meade Ulysses S. Grant
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Buy Your Way Out of Military Service
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Battle of Antietam “Bloodiest Single Day of the War” 23,000 casualties September 17, 1862
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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 – steamship covered in 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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War in the East: 1861-1862
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McClellan: I Can Do It All!
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Emancipation Proclamation: all enslaved people in areas of open rebellion were freed
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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Emancipation in 1863
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African-American Recruiting Poster
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Extensive Legislation Passed Without the South in Congress 1861 – Morrill Tariff Act 1862 – Homestead Act 1862 – Legal Tender Act 1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act 1862 – Emancipation Proclamation (1/1/1863) 1863 – Pacific Railway Act 1863 – National Bank Act 1861 – Morrill Tariff Act 1862 – Homestead Act 1862 – Legal Tender Act 1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act 1862 – Emancipation Proclamation (1/1/1863) 1863 – Pacific Railway Act 1863 – National Bank Act
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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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The War in the West, 1863: Vicksburg Vicksburg
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The Road to Gettysburg: 1863
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Gettysburg Casualties
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The North Initiates the Draft, 1863
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NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863)
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A “Pogrom” Against Blacks
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Inflation in the South
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Sherman’s “March to the Sea” through Georgia, 1864
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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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Surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865
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