Leaders
president of Union
who is Abraham lincoln
First major battle of the Civil War, in which untrained Northern troops and civilian picnickers fled back to Washington. This battle helped boost Southern morale and made the North realize that this would be a long war.
what is battle of bull run
This system in the 1850s contributed to the war. Events like the Dred Scott decision and John Brown’s raid undermined political stability.
what is the disintegration of the two-party
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments (abolished slavery, citizenship and equal protection, voting rights for African
what were the political achievements
Rise of Jim Crow laws (segregation and disenfranchisement)
- Compromise of 1877 (ended Reconstruction, federal troops withdrawn from the South)
what were the political failures
Union military commander who won victories in the West. Lincoln promoted him to command all Union armies by 1864
who is ulysses s. grant
First major battle of the Civil War, in which untrained Northern troops and civilian picnickers fled back to Washington. This battle helped boost Southern morale and made the North realize that this would be a long war.
what is battle of shiloh
The north was an industrial, relying on its manufacturing strength and free immigrant labor, while the south was mainly agricultural, relying on slave labor.
What were the economic differences
Freedmen's Bureau (provided assistance to former slaves)
What were the economic achievements
Economic dependence on sharecropping (kept African Americans in poverty)
- Lack of land redistribution (former slaves didn't receive land)
what were the economic failures
General. Involved in Eastern Theater. Considered one of the best commanders in U.S. History
who is stonewall jackson
The Union takes control of the mississippi. The charge was repulsed by Union rifle and artillery fire, at great loss to the Confederate army. Lee led his army on a torturous retreat back to Virginia.
what is battle of gettysburg
The war exposed deep divisions between the North and South over slavery, states' rights, and economic differences. Temporary solutions like the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 didn't address the core issues, leading to secession and war as tensions escalated and compromise became impo
what was the failure to compromise
Establishment of schools and churches for African Americans and increased political participation by African Americans
what were the social achievements
Persistent racial violence and Ku Klux Klan terror
Social segregation and discrimination remained
what were the social failures
General. involved in the Western theater & encouraged attrition warfare
who is William T. Sherman
ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
what is battle of antietam
Family, religion, and way of life had become so different. The South believed that the North was trying to destroy their way of life. The North believed that the South was involved in a conspiracy to spread slavery and their undemocratic society.
what were the cultural and socially differences
Commanding General of Union forces and led the Army of the Potomac
Who is George B. McClellan