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Characteristics of the Union (North)
free states, industry, strong federal government, larger population.
What was the main issue?
Slavery
Fort Sumter:
Start of the war
Robert E. Lee:
Confederate General
Both enslaved and free blacks faced
racism and discrimination.
Characteristics of the Confederacy (South):
slave states, agriculture, states’ rights
Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed:
Popular Sovereignty
Antietam:
bloodiest one-day battle.
Union advantages:
more troops, factories, strong navy, better economy.
Lincoln opposed what?
Seccession
Characteristics of the Border States:
stayed in the Union but allowed slavery.
Bleeding Kansas showed?
Violent Conflict
Gettysburg:
turning point of the war.
Confederate advantages:
strong leaders, fighting on home territory.
Daily Double
Who won both battles of Bull Run?
The confederacy
Abraham Lincoln:
The Union President
Sectionalism increased between the
North and South
Vicksburg:
gave Union control of Mississippi River and split Confederacy.
What was the Gettysburg Address, and why was it impactful?
famous Lincoln speech. That gave union soldiers motivation
Significance of the Appomattox Court House:
General Lee surrendered
Ulysses S. Grant
Successful Union General
Jefferson Davis:
Confederate President
Emancipation Proclamation:
freed slaves in Confederate states and allowed African Americans to join Union army.
Declaration of Independence influenced who?
The Confederate States' arguments.
Tensions Before the War:
More free states than slave states caused
&
Expansion of slavery into new territories created
Southern Concern & Conflict