North vs. South
What were the king crops in the North? (2)
Wheat and Corn
In America, who held over 3/4 of the nation's wealth and railroads?
The North (Union)
What nickname is given to Abraham Lincoln describing his sincere qualities?
"Honest Abe"
What country country heavily depended upon the South's cotton industry for their own economy?
Britain
What was the most notable Anglo-American vessel built in favor of the Confederacy?
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware were labeled as the...
Border States
The Confederate government issued what, which caused runaway inflation?
Blue-backed currency
President Lincoln supported the preservation of what during the Civil War?
The Union
What book, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, went against slavery and damaged the cotton industry?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The two Confederate ships designed by the British to destroy the Union Navy were...
The Laird rams
What current baseball team derives its name from the Union soldiers in the Civil War?
The Yankees
What natural resource was discovered in Pennsylvania in 1859 leading to a rush of "Fifty-Niners"?
Petroleum
Lincoln initiated what, blocking the South from the exportation of cotton and importation of war supplies?
A blockade
Who faced the most serious consequences from the failure of cotton?
The Southerners
What European country took advantage of America during the Civil War, sending soldiers into Mexico?
France (Emperor Napoleon III)
Robert E. Lee
What financial landmark was authorized by Congress in 1863?
The National Banking System
What is Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech?
The Gettysburg Address
What was relieved in England's booming war industries after being supplied by the North and South?
Unemployment
What did British Parliament establish to bolster the Candians?
The Dominion of Canada
What group of people made up a majority of the Union army?
European Immigrants
The paper currency issued by the Washington Treasury not backed by gold, was called what?
Greenback currency
Lincoln controversially suspended what privilege after his inauguration?
The Writ of Habeas Corpus
The so called cotton capitalism was beat out by what kind of capitalism during the Civil War?
Industrial
What was the first major foreign crisis in the American Civil War?
The Trent Affair