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Pre Civil War Events
Union Strategies
Vocabulary
Union Occupation of Louisiana
Pre Civil War Immigration
100
What was the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To avoid war Civil War
100
Explain why General Butler concentrated on Bayou Lafourche and other wealthy areas of Louisiana.
Because its rich plantations and vast supplies supported the Confederacy
100
Create a sentence using the word conscription correctly.
Draft
100
Why was president Lincoln eager to hold a governor election in occupied New Orleans?
To show other Southern States that they would be welcomed back to the Union
100
Where did the FPOC originate, what was their language, and religion?
Louisiana, Hati, French, Catholic
200
Explain the Missouri Compromise
Maine entered the Union as a free state, Missouri entered the Union as a slave state
200
Why did the Union enforce the " Scorched Earth Policy?"
They did not want to leave the South any reasources that might aid them during the war
200
Create a sentence using the word bounty correctly.
reward
200
What did President Lincoln require prior to a governors election in New Orleans?
A 10% oath of alliginace to the Union.
200
Why did the Irish Leave Ireland, what language did they speak, and what was thier religion?
patato famine, english, catholic
300
What state was admitted as a free state following the compromise of 1850?
California
300
How did the Confiscation act and the Emancipation Proclamation hurt the economy of the South.
Many slaves left the plantations, no labor = no money!
300
Create a sentence using the word enlist correctly.
join
300
How did the Confederate government raise funds in Louisiana without access to the Mississippi RIver and New Orleans?
raising taxes, war bonds, smuggling
300
What was the Islenos reason for coming to Louisiana, what language did they speak, and what was their main religion?
Promise of military jobs, Spanish, Catholic
400
Explain how a split in the Democratic party allowed Abraham Lincoln to win the election of 1860
The Democrats could not win a majority because the party was divided
400
Why did the Union concentrate on capturing New Orleans during the begining of the Civil War?
To controll the port, hurt the Southern economy, and stop confederate supplies form being shipped on the river
400
Create a sentence using the word propoganda correctly
Biased
400
How did Louisiiana use manufacturing plants to aid the War Effort?
Clothing plants were converted to uniform plants, etc
400
Explain who qualified as an FPOC.
Former Slaves, Children of Slaves and Plantation owners,
500
Why did the people of the South feel that President Lincoln would ruin their economy?
They thought he would end slavery and their economy was based on slavery.
500
Explain the Anaconda Plan
To cut off supplies the the entire confederacy, and starve them to death economically.
500
Create a sentence using the word secede correctly.
leave
500
DAILY DOUBLE Explain how General Butler not only cleaned New Orleans, but put the poor to work also.
Broom Battalions
500
Which immigrant group was known for being butchers, brewers and Farmers in Louisiana?
Germans