Reconstruction
What problems existed in the South because of the Civil War?
Most of the South was destroyed during the Civil War. Farms and plantations were burned and crops destroyed. Confederate money is worthless, local government disarray.
This was the first major battle of the Civil War. Even though the Union had more soldiers, the more experienced Confederacy won.
The Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)
He was elected the president of the Confederacy after Southern states seceded from the Union.
Jefferson Davis
Lawyer
What two things caused the high casualty rates of American soldiers during the Civil War?
Modern technology meeting outdated military/battle techniques.
What did each state have to do in order to rejoin the Union under Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?
10% of the voters in the state needed to support the Union; must make slavery illegal.
This battle includes what is considered the "bloodiest" day in American military history with an estimated 22,717 combined casualties between the North and the South.
Battle of Antietam
She was (and still is) the only women to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor for her service as a surgeon and spy during the Civil War.
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
What approach to war does Lincoln use to overwhelm the Confederacy? Explain what this approach looked like.
"Total War" - defeat the enemy on the battlefield, also must defeat them through physiological and mental warfare (destroying homes, business, and industry).
What were three advantages that the Union had over the Confederacy during the Civil War?
More railroads
More telegraph
Industrial and manufacturing power
More soldiers after the first year
Control of the navy
Greater population
Lincoln's leadership
Why was President Johnson impeached by Congress during his presidency?
He was too lenient on the South during Reconstruction; he vetoed all of the harsh laws Congress tried to pass for the Southern states.
This Battle was the South's second attempt to invade the North. The battle lasted three days ending in a Northern victory, but not without a cost. There would be over 51,000 casualties and more than 7,000 deaths between the Union and the Confederacy.
He was the leader of the Confederate Armies during the Civil War, one of the most decorated military leaders of his day, and Lincoln's first choice as head of the Union Armies (but he declined this role).
Robert E. Lee
Why was Abraham Lincoln considered an "underdog" in the Election of 1860?
What were three advantages that the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War?
Defensive War (Home-field Advantage)
Better military leaders
More motivating reason to fight.
More resourceful than the North.
Some support/allegiance with Great Britain
What did the South begin to institute to try to "get around" the laws being passed by Congress?
Black Codes
A campaign across the state of Georgia that involved a tactic called "scorched earth". The Union forces destroyed everything as they marched toward Savannah - burning crops, homes, and businesses/industry as they went.
Sherman's March to the Sea
This person was sometimes referred to as "the butcher" because of his ruthless and relentless approach to warfare. It would eventually help lead to the end of the war, but his approach also contributed to the high casualty rates during the war.
Ulysses S. Grant
What does Lincoln do to make a name for himself in 1858?
Why didn't the railroads in the South help the Confederacy during the army the way they helped the Union?
Railroads remained under private control (Lincoln took control of all Northern railroads during the war).
There were fewer railroads in the South compared to the North.
Tracks in the South not "standard gauge".
What were northerners called who moved to the South during Reconstruction to try and make money?
Carpetbaggers
This was the first major battle in the "western theater" of the war as it was fought in Tennessee. Union forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant would successfully beat back the Confederates.
Battle of Shiloh
He was reluctantly in charge of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, but he would eventually come to respectful his fellow soldiers and would honorably die in battle alongside many these soldiers at the failed assault on Fort Wagner.
Robert Gould Shaw
What was the main reason for and the more symbolic message of the Gettysburg Address?
Main purpose was a speech given at a dedication ceremony of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
Symbolic message of the speech: honoring the dead by finishing the war, saving the Union meant saving the institution democracy.
What advantage did the telegraph have during the war?
Communication was able to be shared/sent between Lincoln and his generals and commanders on the battlefields faster.
This also enabled Lincoln to give orders to his military leaders unlike any previous President who often relied on his generals to make the necessary decision.