Vocab
Secession
It means to leave the U.S.A. The Southern states seceded after Lincoln’s election.
Abe Lincoln
The 16th President of the U.S.A
Hard war
The north modified its original strategy to execute a two front war and to wage war on much of the southern population.
1860 population
In 1860, there were 22 million Northerners and 9 million southerners. 3.2 million of southerners were slaves.
Richmond, VA
The capital of the C.S.A
State’s Rights
Each state has rights over the federal governmen.
Jefferson Davis
The President of the C.S.A
King cotton
The south believed that Great Britain and France needed southern cotton so much that they would assist the South in defeating the U.S.A.
The Election of 1860
A.southern Democrat John C Breckinridge favored a national law enforcing slavery
B.Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas wanted popular sovereignty as the solution to slavery
C.Constitutional Unionist John Bell favored slavery, but did not demand a national law enforcing slavery
D.Republican Abe Lincoln viewed slavery as immoral and was against the expansion of slavery
E.Results: Lincoln won the electoral vote, and majority of the votes from the Senate and House of Representatives
Washington, DC
The capital of the U.S.A
Slavery and race
A secssesion document that showed that the secession was necessary to protect slaver.
Robert E Lee
The commander of the army in north VA, and the south’s main military leader.
The confederate states of America
11 southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the conference states of America.
Monitor V. Merrimack
Two iron plated ships that faced eachother in battle.
Battle of Bull Run
On July 16, 1861, the South won.
Gatling Gun
A rapid fire weapon, the forerunner of a machine gun.
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant eventually become the general in chief of the north’s armies, after Lincoln had hired and demoted a number of generals who had failed at the positio.
Fort Sumter
The south attacked the north at the island of Fort Sumter, South Carolina. this was the first battle of the Civil War.
What year was Fort Sumter
1861
Stonewall Jackson
Thomas stonewall Jackson was a confederate commander in the Civil wa.
Attack and die
The south lost many more soldiers than the north.
Commander in chief
President Lincoln was an able commander in chief for the North and Jefferson Davis was an incompetent one for the south.
Rebellion
Lincoln called the conflict the “rebellion” and never the “civil war”.
What year was the Battle of Gettysburg
1863
Blockade
The North blocked the south during the war. This means that Northern ships did not allow Southern Ships to leave or enter the C.S.A.