Davis vs Lincoln
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Side where people fought for states' rights and had a strong localism spirit that made it difficult for the president to exercise arbitrary power
What is the South / the Confederacy?
The side with many more army volunteers
What was the Union?
Side that was much wealthier during the Civil War
What is the North / the Union?
The government that struggled due to states' rights
What is the Confederacy?
Protected against unlawful imprisonment and suspended by Lincoln
What is the writ of habeas corpus?
City where the worst draft riots occured
What is New York City?
Government that was forced to print massive amounts of money leading to ~9000% inflation
The president that did not care for personal popularity and was often inclined to defy rather than lead public opinion
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Explain "supervised" voting in Border States.
Citizens held a ballot indicating their party preference and had to march between 2 lines of armed troops that often intimidated citizens to vote in favor of the Union
What could the rich could do to avoid draft duties?
Established stable national currency
Stimulated sale of war bonds
Functioned for 50 years until replaced by Federal Reserve System
What was the National Banking System?
The president that was LESS experienced but proved superior to the other who was more experienced but less flexible
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Why was the suspension of habeas corpus considered Lincoln’s most controversial action?
Allowed anti-Unionists to be arrested without trial & defied judicial authority
Nickname for people who enlisted in the army, collected their bounty, then deserted
Who are "bounty boys"?
Type of paper currency the Union issued during the Civil War
What are Greenbacks?
What was a major logical flaw/weakness of the Confederate Constitution?
Couldn't logically deny secession of its states because it was founded by secession
One way Lincoln acted unconstitutionally
any of the following:
Proclaimed blockade himself
Increased Federal army size
Directed secretary of Treasury to advance $2 million to 3 private citizens for military purposes
Suspended writ of habeas corpus
Arranged “supervised” voting in Border States
Name(s) of people who traveled to poor areas in British Isles + western Europe, got many Irish/German people drunk, and induced them to enlist
Who are "bounty brokers" / "substitute brokers"?
Law/act passed in Union to increase existing duties ~5-10%, raise additional revenue, and protect manufacturers
What was the Morrill Tariff Act?