Advantages & Strategies
List an advantage for the North in the Civil War
- More railroads to transport troops & supplies
- Larger Populations = larger armies
- Industrial Economy meant factories made plenty of supplies
- Larger Navy
#1
This President issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
(Not on Study Guide)
This 3 day battle was the largest battle of the war, and the turning point for the North
Gettysburg
#8
What did the 13th amendment do?
Freed all of the slaves
#12
What did the 15th amendment do?
aka suffrage
#12
List an advantage of the South in the Civil War
- Better Generals
- Fighting on defense
- Knowledge of the land (home-field)
- Cash Crops
- Fighting for their independence
#1
What is "Emancipation"?
To free
(Not on Study Guide)
Abraham Lincoln waited until after this bloody "victory" to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
Antietam
#8
What did the 14th amendment do?
Granted citizenship to all freed slaves
#12
*Hint: people in the 1800's aren't very creative with naming things
10% Plan
#10
What was the North's reason for fighting the Civil War at the BEGINNING of the war?
To keep the country from splitting apart (preserve the Union)
#4
What was the name of the document that was the first instance of freeing slaves in the United States?
The Emancipation Proclamation
#5
This battle was the final "battle" of the Civil War
Appomattox Courthouse
#8
This organization was created in the post-Civil War south to intimidate black voters
KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
Not on your study guides
What is a way southern governments tried to keep African-Americans from voting
- Grandfather clause
- Literacy Tests
- Poll Taxes
- Intimidation & Violence
Not on study guide
Describe the South's Strategy to win the war
Defensive strategy: keep the North out long enough for European nations to become allies (Thanks to cotton)
#3
Name at least 2 military advantages of the Emancipation Proclamation
- Gives the North a better reason to fight
- Takes away workers from the southern economy
- 200,000 African-American soldiers will volunteer to fight in the war to fight for freedom
#6
This battle gave the North complete control of the Mississippi River
Vicksburg
#8
List a major issue facing African-Americans after the Civil War
- Lack of education
- Finding a job
- Protection from racism
- Basic human rights
#9
What were the name of the laws that included voter suppression and segregation in the south after Reconstruction ended?
"Black Codes" or "Jim Crow" laws
#14
What were the 3 parts of the North's "Anaconda" plan?
1. Ruin southern trade by using a blockade
2. Capture the Mississippi River
3. Capture Richmond
This will slowly strangle the south's economy so they can no longer fight a war.
#2
In what areas did the Emancipation Proclamation actually free slaves?
Areas that were controlled by the South (in a state of rebellion)
#7
This battle used "total war" to attack southern homes to hurt the South's ability to fight the war.
Sherman's March to the sea
#8
What was the "Freedman's Bureau"?
An organization that helped african-americans get jobs and an education during reconstruction
#11
What was the name of the economic system in the south that kept many African-Americans from achieving prosperity by keeping them in debt to wealthy plantation owners?
Sharecropping
#13