Pages 312-320
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
President of the United states in 1860 (16th US president)(p313)
Define: confederacy
A loose union of state (p321)
Define: arsenal
Facilities where weapons and ammunition and manufactured or stored.(p325)
Identify:Andrews’ raiders
A group that tried to cripple the W & A Railroad.(p333)
What were the fundamental causes of the Civil War?
They involved long-term issues of slavery and states’ rights(p313)
Identify: fundamental causes
Causes that develop over time.(p313)
Identify: Stars and Bars
The confederate flag (p323)
Define: Emancipation Proclamation
A document issued by Abraham Lincoln which stated that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in the confederacy were considered forever free. (p329)
Identify: March to the Sea
A march led by General Sherman to destroy Georgia’s resources.(p336)
What were the immediate causes of the Civil War?
They involved the short-term events of John Brown’s raid and Abraham Lincoln’s election(p313)
Identify: immediate causes
Causes that come before a major event.(p313)
Identify: Thomas R. R. Cobb
A noted Athens lawyer and University of Georgia law professor and was responsible for drafting a constitution for the new confederacy.(p321)
What were two provisions of the Emancipation Proclamation?
One was freeing slaves and two was welcoming them to come join the Union army.(p329)
What did General Lee hope to accomplish by moving the Confederate Army north to attack Union troops?
To capture Washington or Philadelphia, and make the North agree to a political settlement.(p331)
What was Georgia’s reaction to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?
Lawmakers voted to spend $1 million on defense and to recruit 10,000 soldiers (p315)
In which area of Georgia was support for secession the weakest?
North Georgia (p319)
Identify: Confederate States of America
Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and louisiana. (p321)
Name two contributions women in the South made to the war effort.
women took over running the farms and also took care of wounded soldiers.(p328)
What did General Sherman do to Atlanta after the city surrendered?
He ordered the city to be destroyed.(p336)
Why was Georgia often referred to as the “heart of the Confederacy” during the Civil War?
Georgia’s soldiers fought harder than those from other Confederate states.
What policies did the Republican party support in 1854?
They supported abolitionists (p313)
What reasons did the North and the South each give for believing it would be a short, victorious war for their side?
Southerners believed that the people of the north would have no stomach for fighting and wouldn't support Lincoln. Northerners felt their huge advantages in resources would mean swift military defeat of the south.(p324)
Define: draft
A law that civilians are to join the military.(p326)
What was the purpose of Sherman’s destructive march to the sea?
He defended the destruction as a way of bringing the sad realities of war to the heart of Georgia.(p337)
—Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri—These states were also known as what?
Border States (p324)