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Goal 3 Part 2 Civil War Battles and Politics
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______________ (__________, S.C.) April _________________ Northern fort taken over by Southern Confederates ____________ attempts to send supplies, but the Confederacy was too strong __________________________________ Lincoln’s reaction: (1)a “call to arms” - _____________________________________ (2)_______________________(this will stay intact for 5 years (until war’s end) Southern reaction: (1)other ___________________________(including NC (last to leave) (2)Confederate capital switched from ________________________
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_____________________ _________________________________________________ (Slaves states that HAVE NOT seceded) Important: ________________ LINCOLN’S REACTION ** ___________________** established in Maryland, to keep a railroad in Union’s control Lincoln’s Goal: __________________________________
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Southern vs. Northern Advantages SOUTHERN ADVANTAGES: Mostly a “__________________” style of fighting – only had to defend their land, _______________________________ ______________________ was on their side – familiar LEADERSHIP (example: ______________and “____________” Jackson) ________________(Problem: remember the Lincoln Blockade) NORTHERN ADVANTAGES: ___________________! 3:1 ratio __________________________________ Use of the _______________________________________ *In the end: the South lost the war due to “____________________”
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Dethroning King Cotton Europe: – Pulling for the Union based on their support for “_____________________” – Wanted America to split (___________________________________) – Moved on from their dependence on Southern cotton (found abundant markets in __________________________________)
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_______________ __________ needed much support from _______________ South sent 2 officials (____________________) to Britain to receive foreign help for the Civil War upon the ______ Northern ship, the _______________, intercepted the 2 Southern men and Lincoln arrested them on an account of ____________________ British sent thousands of troops to _____________! Lincoln’s Reaction in the Trent Affair: “________________________” *Lincoln released the prisoners to ______________________
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Unconstitutional Actions under Lincoln (a)__________________________________ (b) sent ______________ to 3 private citizens for military purposes (martial support) (c)***_____________________so arrests could be made easily (d)_____________________________so the vote would turn out his way (e)declared _____________________________
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Volunteers and Conscription Volunteers and Enthusiasm wore thin as war went on The _____________________was created and used on both sides Contesting the Conscription Draft – _________________________________ – Led by : __________________________ – Reasons: ______________in America & Irish don’t care about the issue of slavery And they are poor! (can’t buy their way out) South: used conscription first (less men) Rich Southerners (20+ slaves) could buy their way out “____________________________________”
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Women in the Civil War ________________and *___________(Angel of the Battlefield / Founder of the Red Cross) took nursing to a new level
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Battles / *_________________ North: The Civil War would last no longer than 90s days (wrong) _________________________________ - ________________________ the *90 Days War theory - Confederate victory / Southerners were disorganized and couldn’t push further - ______________________________ got his nickname for not backing down against the North Importance: (1)showed each side how important it was to _______________________________________ (1)proved it will be _________________________ (3)The war took a _________________________to prepare and strategize
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“Tardy George” ___________ and the ___________________________ George McClellan was appointed to “________” the Union Problem: always planned, and never fought! Lincoln said McClellan had “the slows” and urged him to MOVE! McClellan’s Army: Peninsula Campaign Goal: from the Anaconda Plan – __________________________________
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Capturing Richmond, VA McClellan moves up the Yorktown Peninsula TURNING POINT: Robert E. Lee attacks to ____________________in the ___________________and drove McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign back out to sea -MAJOR Confederate victory -Lincoln’s reaction: ________________________
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Union’s OFFICIAL Plan ___________________ (1)_____________________________ (2)Move down the ____________________to split the Confederacy (3)Capture _________________________ (4)Divide and crush the South by marching through ______________________________ Created by: ________________________(Mexican- American War hero)
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ANACONDA PLAN
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Ironclad Ship Warfare ___________________________________________ birth of the “ironclad ship” – ships made with an iron exterior The Monitor and the Merrimack battled in ____________________March 9, 1862. The Merrimack was chased away. TURNING POINT IN NAVAL HISTORY: (a)the days of _______________________________ (b)the days of sailing vessels were changing to _________________
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2 nd Bull Run and Antietam Confederate victory Robert E. Lee’s ________gets in his own way and attacks _______________________. MOST SIGNIFICANT NOTE: First time the _____________ physically attacked the Union in the NORTH! Possible Goal: ______________________________________an d give a much needed boost to Southern Morale
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Antietam, Maryland Importance: __________________________
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______________________________ “_____________” Reasons: (1)Only _________________________________________, not the Border states. Didn’t want to upset them! (2)The North “_______________” to take a stand against slavery, which the ______________ favored (pinned the South in a corner because they supported slavery) Which Amendment abolished slavery for the entire country?? ___________
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________________________ Importance: Considered the “_____________________________of the Civil War ** Union takes control of the Civil War ** *No more Confederate Victories after Gettysburg! *** Gettysburg Address *** Delivered by Abraham Lincoln PURPOSE: To convince the people of the Union ____________________ ________________________ (support)
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Vicksburg Considered the __________________during the Civil War Importance: Anaconda Plan worked…splitting the confederacy in two and “the Union took control of ________________
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______________________ Anaconda Plan is working! General ____________________will march across Georgia and South Carolina to “____________________” -Started in Chattanooga, ______________and marched down to ______________. Burnt it down and worked his way to ________________________ SHERMAN’S _______________________ “SHERMAN’S _______________________” - What was destroyed? EVERYTHING Farms, railroads, houses, crops, warehouses even civilians were not safe Main Focus: “____________________”
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SHERMAN’S MARCH
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Politics of War Lincoln had his opposition __________________________ – led by ___________________ (1) Thought Lincoln / Johnson weren’t doing enough to ____________ (2) Thought Lincoln / Johnson weren’t _______________________ (3) Lincoln / Johnson weren’t doing enough to ___________________ (THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT PART TO ____________________________________) Election of _______________ (Rep.)Lincoln Platform: _________________________ v. (Dem.) McClellan: Lincoln has ____________________________ Lincoln’s main opposition: ____________________- Southern supporters that physically lived in the North
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End of Civil War in 1865 April of ______, Gen. ___________surrendered to Gen. _________________at _____________________________in Virginia. The Martyrdom of Lincoln Only a few days after the South's surrender, Lincoln was assassinated. He was shot by ____________________in the head while attending a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington. MAIN RESULT OF CIVIL WAR: ________________________________ 2 issues facing America after the Civil War (1)Integration of 4 million _____________________________ (2)Physically bringing back _______________into the Union
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