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Name one other job that Abraham Lincoln had other than the presidency.
Lawyer, Ferryman, general shop owner, county surveyor
Republican party.
What strategy did the south use to make sure Lincoln didn't become the president?
10 states left his name off the ballot.
This was the first state to secede.
SOUTH Carolina.
Who was put in charge of the CSA?
Jefferson Davis.
This is where the Civil War officially began. (Be specific)
Why?
Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
Lincoln sent food supplies to the fort, this angered the south, Jefferson Davis ordered the fort to surrender, they didn't until after a day of bombardment.
Name a few advantages the north had during the war.
More resources for war effort (factories), more train track mileage, more manpower
What is a war of attrition?
Out supplying the other side, waiting for the enemy to run out of resources.
This is the amount of casualties there were at Fort Sumter.
0.
What are some advantages that the south had during the war?
More experienced military leaders, defensive strategy, more willing to go to war.
One of Lincoln's favorite hobbies.
WRESTLING
This change to guns made them more accurate during the war.
Rifling.
This ultimately led to foreign nations refusing to help the Confederacy.
Emancipation Proclamation. (war was now about slavery and not just the union)
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Describe what Lincoln's journey to Washington D.C. was like after he won the presidency.
He had to go out of his way around confederate states due to safety.
What promise did the republican party make in regards to the south before the Civil War?
They promised not to interfere with slave states.
Why did the south want to fight in the Shenandoah Valley?
To take the Union's attention away from Richmond.
What was Sherman's March?
Total war by General Sherman, marched to split up the south, spread fear and destruction, civilians hurt/killed.
What made the battle of Vicksburg significant?
It allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River. (Part of the Anaconda Plan)
What made the battle of Gettysburg important?
The Union was able to stop the confederacy from marching on Washington from the North. Important Union victory.
McClellan (Was a general)
What is Lincoln saying here?
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot
endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be
dissolved—I do not expect the house to fall—but I do expect it will cease to be
divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.”
The United States cannot remain split on the issue of slavery forever. The US can only work as either pro or anti slavery.
What were the goals of the copperhead party?
To stop fighting in the civil war, leave the south alone and let them continue instituting slavery. (Let bygones be bygones)
This is what the Republicans "rebranded" their name to during the election of 1864.
The National Union Party.
How did Lincoln start his Gettysburg Address?
"Four score and 7 years ago"