Confederate and Union
What was the result of Bull Run?
Confederate victory
What position on slavery did Lincoln express in his first inaugural address?
Said he did not intend to do anything about slavery where it existed
Population of North when Civil War started.
23 million
This man fought for the Confederacy because he could not fight against Virginia.
Robert E. Lee
What position on secession did Lincoln express in his first inaugural address?
He believed that secession was wrong
The main goal of which military strategy was to hold a stalemate that would lead to more favorable events?
Confederates
After the Confederacy was formed, how many Union states practiced slavery?
4
Population of South when the Civil War started.
9 million
Who led the Union breakthrough action in the west?
Ulysseys S. Grant
What did Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas do after South Carolina seceded?
They also seceded
How many states were in the Union?
23
What Constitutional amendment was passed by Congress but not considered by the states?
An amendment which guaranteed slavery where it then existed
How many slaves were in the South when the Civil War started?
3.5 million
This 1860 presidential candidate served in the Illinois state legislature and U.S. House and ran for U.S. Senate against Stephen Douglas.
Abraham Lincoln
What areas of some southern states had strong unionist sentiment?
The mountainous region where slavery was rare
How many states were in the Confederacy?
11
What four slave states remained in the Union?
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri
How many southerners joined the Union army?
About 100,000
What was Ulysseys S. Grant’s nickname?
"Unconditional Surrender”
What was the substitute policy regarding serving in the army?
Draft laws in both the North and the South allowed men to pay a fee or hire a substitute to fight for them.
The Union Anaconda strategy against the South included 3 elements: 1)Blockade the southern coast, 2) defend Washington D.C and attack Richmond, 3) divide the Confederacy along its major ______.
rivers
What did Alexander Stephens say was the cornerstone of southern society and government?
the belief that blacks were inferior to whites
What move by President Lincoln led to other states seceding from the Union?
His call for 75,000 volunteers to join state militias
Who led the capture of New Orleans and the lower Mississippi River for the Union?
David Farragut
Lincoln used every means he could to keep this state in the Union: suspended the writ of habeas corpus and put Confederate supporters in jail.
Maryland