Secession
Before the Lincoln's election to the presidency, name one thing that alarmed the South about Lincoln.
Lincoln's belief that African Americans had natural rights.
What did South Carolina demand of Fort Sumter's commander?
To leave the fort and turn it over to the Confederacy.
Name of the first battle of the Civil War.
The Battle of Bull Run.
Name the general who gives Abraham Lincoln a winning strategy.
General Winfield Scott
He was brilliantly organized
How did John Brown contribute to the South Seceding?
He tried to organize a slave uprising to kill plantation owners.
After refusing the demand to surrender, what major problem did the fort have.
Running out of food.
Name the South's two advantages that fighting a defensive war gives the South.
1. They have no land to conqueor.
2. It gives the South extra motivation to protect family and home.
The winning plan has three steps. Name step one:
Divide the Confederacy into three parts
Name two characteristics that forced Lincoln to fire him from command
arrogant or slow to move
What happened in 1860 that was the biggest reason for the South's secession?
Lincoln's election as President.
Lincoln tried to send supply ships to the hungry and struggling soldiers inside Fort Sumter. The ships and fort are bombarded for 30 hours. This is seen by Lincoln as an act of _______________.
War or rebellion
General Robert E. Lee
Winning strategy step number 2:
isolate the three parts from each other
Name McClellan's biggest weakness.
caution; he wanted all circumstances to be just right...is that reasonable in war?
Why did Lincoln's election terrify the South.
They did not trust his promises to leave slavery in the South.
What are the two results of the attack on Fort Sumter?
1. Lincoln calls for troops to be ready for war.
2. four more Southern states secede
List one advantage that the North has over the South that will allow the North to win a long drawn out war.
Much larger population than the South
Winning strategy, step 3:
Naval Blockade
What was McClellan always asking for before going into battle even if it was not needed
more troops; he feared being outnumbered
Name two types of mechanical advantages that give the North an advantage that will allow a long war.
1. Thousands of factories
2. Deveolped transportation and Railroads.
What will the naval blockade prevent?
What was the ultimate goal that Lincoln sent McClellan to do and at which he failed?
Name the opportunity at which he failed to take advantage.
He failed to reach and capture the capital city of the Confederacy, Richmond.
after the battle of Antietam and all General Lee's men were exhausted he failed to use his 20,000 RESTED troops to pursue Lee's army and destroy them.