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142 Cards in this Set
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Under what provision did California become a state
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Had to be a free state
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What events surrounded the Compromise of 1850
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California gold rush - bloody Kansas - states entering union
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Which politician favored the Compromise of 1850
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Webster and Clay
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Describe the doctrine of Nullification
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doctrine that States can opt out of federal laws (Calhoun) - SC threatened to secede over a tariff
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Which four slave states remained loyal to the Union
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Missouri - Kentucky - Maryland - and Delaware. West Virginia was also formed during this time period and remained loyal to the Union.
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What was the main difference between the first group of seceded states and the second group of seceded states
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Second group seceded because of Lincoln’s call for troops
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What was the significance of the Border States
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supplies and soldiers
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Was the right to secession mentioned in either the US or CSA constitutions
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CSA & state constitution
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What were the 7 original states that seceded
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GFLAT plus SC and MS (Mississippi)
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Why did the other 4 states secede later
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Call for troops and Fort Sumter angered VA AK TN & NC
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Which states had seceded as of Lincoln’s inauguration speech in March 1861
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G-FLAT (Georgia) SC, MS
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Was Kentucky was originally neutral
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Yes
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What was the importance of the Shenandoah Valley
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For the North it was a potential back door route into Virginia
For the South it was a highway to invade the North |
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Which key rivers are in the Eastern Theater
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Potomac
James |
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Which key rivers are in the Western Theater
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Red
Mississippi |
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What was the last major confederate victory in the west
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Swannanoa Gap
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How was the use of rifles related to the kinds of wounds soldiers took in the war
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Rifle bullet shattered bone
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What kinds of rifles were used and how
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Springfield
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Why was minie ball ammunition important in the war
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Easy to load
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What was the USS Merrimack was later named
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CSS Virginia
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Who designed the USS Monitor
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Swedish Engineer John Ericson
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What were the Confederate army's beliefs in regards to beating the Union army
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Early on they believed they would win easily
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What was significant about Jubal Early and Washington DC
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Raid on DC. Had a chance to take the capitol
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What contributed most to inflation in the south
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Overprinting of money
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What was the last confederate victory
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Swahona Gap
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What were Europe's actions during the war
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Supply of war ships and materials to the confederacy
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Could Europe do without cotton from the south
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Yes
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What was the Northwestern Conspiracy
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Copperhead treason
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Who was the leader of the Copperheads
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Clement Vallandigham
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Where did both armies get their training
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West Point
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What was the Anaconda Plan
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Proposed by Winfield Scott
A great "snake" of a blockade around the South |
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Describe the United States Sanitary Commission
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provided battlefield relief and coordinated local supply efforts
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What was used to quickly transport soldiers to battles
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Trains
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What was the Trent Affair
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North seized two confederate diplomats and a mail packet
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What was the specific intention of the Harper's Ferry attack
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The John Brown attack was to lead a slave uprising.
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Who were the commanders on both sides at the battle of Shiloh
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Grant/Buell v Johnston/Beauregard
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What was the most shocking thing for the Union at the second Bull Run
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Defeat for the North even though they had twice the amount of soldiers
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Why did the South lose at Antietam
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Union had way more troops
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Where was the bloodiest single day
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Antietam
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Was Antietam was considered a narrow Union or Confederate victory
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Union
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What was the significance of Marye's Heights in the Battle of Fredericksburg
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Elevation
Many union troops marched to their deaths toward a stone wall Irish vs Irish |
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Which Union generals were at Gettysburg
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Meade
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What was the importance of the 20th Maine regiment at Gettysburg
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Turned the tide at little round top
Textbook swinging gate maneuver |
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Why was Pickett hesitant about being asked to make his charge at Gettysburg
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He felt unqualified
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What split the confederacy in two
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Battle of Vicksburg
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Why was Johnston fired before Sherman’s march to Atlanta
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Inaction
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What city had a “Southern Bread Riot”
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Richmond
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What did Davis do after Richmond was taken
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Evacuated to Danville (new confederate capitol)
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What was the role of Custer at Appomattox Station
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Drove off two confederate divisions with one division and stole supply train and artillery
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What did Lee's men suggest he do at the Appomattox court house
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keep fighting
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What specifically marked the end of the confederacy
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Appomattox courthouse surrender OR fall of Richmond
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What were the "terms" of Lee's surrender to Grant
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Lenient terms.
Men and officers can no longer take up arms. Troops can return home. Officers keep sidearms. Men keep their horses Took artillery. |
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Describe Lee's War Generalship
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Risk taker
Keen insight Brilliant maneuvers |
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Describe Lee’s Battle Strategies
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Flanking
Bold Quiet |
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What normal quality of Lee that he did not show at Gettysburg
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Defensive
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What battle is considered Lee's masterpiece
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Chancellorsville
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Why was Lee's strategy of breaking up his army at Chancellorsville successful
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Suprise flanking
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Why did Lee enter Maryland and what came from that
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He lacked provision and needed to re-supply his troops. North was on the run. Ended in losses. Antetum and Gettysburg
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Why was the Peninsula campaign an ironic win
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Lee’s victory assured a longer war and the destruction of slavery and the south
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What were McClellan’s Troubles
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Lack of attack
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How did McClellan feel about his battles and the president
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He wanted to protect his troops
McClellan wanted to be president |
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What brought on McClellan’s dismissal
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After Antietam he was dismissed by Lincoln
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What was Grant's approach to the War
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He understood the politics and that civilians supported the soldiers and made the confederacy possible
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What battle did Grant regret the most
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Cold Harbor
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How did Grant feel about the prisoner exchange
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Wanted it stopped
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How was Grant different from other Union generals
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other generals cared about public opinion. Grant was loved by his men
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Which Union leader employed psychological warfare
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Sherman
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What was Sherman's Role in His March to Savannah
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x
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Define Total War
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War against both the resources of the enemy and the civilian population
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What stood between Atlanta and Savannah during Sherman's march to the sea
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Andersonville war camp
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Which general(s) waged Total War
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Sherman
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Who were 'Sherman's Sentinels'
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Chimneys of burned out houses
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Who was Calhoun and what was his Impact on the Slavery Issue
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South Carolignian
Wanted to nullify federal laws |
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What was the makeup Of Lincoln's Cabinet
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x
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Who of Lincoln’s cabinet could Be Trusted
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x
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What were Lincoln's feelings about letting blacks serve in the Union army
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First he feared that if slaves served the border states would be unhappy. Later he changed his mind and let blacks fight.
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What battle helped Lincoln win the election of 1864
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Atlanta
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Did John Wilkes Booth act as part of a group when he assassinated Lincoln
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Yes
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What did Lincoln say to Horace Greeley
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“I would save the union in any way
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What encouraged Lincoln to issue Emancipation Proclamation
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Anteitem
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Was there Confederate Support for Davis
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Why?
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How did the southern government work and what were its shortcomings
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Constitution
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What was the primary source of funding for the CSA during the war
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Bonds and printing currency
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To which country did confederate officials escape after the war
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Mexico
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What was Andrew Johnson's Intent for Reconstruction And What Went Wrong
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x
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Why was Johnson impeached
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Violated the tenure of office act
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What was the main difference between the women of the north and the women of the south before the war
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Northern women were in to social reform movements including abolition; Southern women were domestic
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What pro-slavery people used as an argument for their beliefs
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Bible
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Who was Wendell Phillips and what were his thoughts about the emancipation proclamation
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x
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Who did the Emancipation Proclamation free
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Slaves in rebel states (not neutral
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How did Lincoln justify the Emancipation Proclamation and what sort of document is it
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(religious
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What was the Role of the Freed Slave during the War and in Reconstruction
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x
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What is the significance of Robert Shaw and 54th Massachusetts Infantry
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First Civil War Black Unit
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Why was the prisoner exchange stopped
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Southern advantage
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What is the significance of Wirz
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(Andersonville POW Camp
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Who was the target of the New York Riots
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Blacks were targeted
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What was the 20 slaves’ law was
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No draft if you own 20 slaves
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How did each side fill their ranks "throughout" the war
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Draft
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How did each side pay for the war
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taxes
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What are the total estimated casualties in the Civil War
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620
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Which states ratified the 14th Amendment (in what order)
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x
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Did the South's representation increase or decrease after the war
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x
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What Northern factors ended the Reconstruction
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x
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What are the specifics of the 14th amendment
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Overruled Dred Scott - (now blacks have constitutional rights); states must give civil rights and bill of rights - made civil rights act of 1866 constitutional
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What specifically ended the Reconstruction
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Northerners were weary - interest in the Guilded age - 1873 depression - Supreme Court struck down Radical Republican efforts - KKK drove Republicans out of office - Compromise of 1877 and removal of troops
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What are the specifics of the 1877 Compromise
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Compromise over the 1876 election that granted the presidency to Hays if the troops were removed from the South
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What was Congress’ plan for reconstruction
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Wade-Davis bill; state majority takes loyalty oath - formally abolish slavery - no confederate officials in new government
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What were the Radical Republicans’ plans for reconstruction
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Revenge - concern for freedmen - political concerns - keeping republicans in charge. Military Reconstruction Act – dividing into 5 districts - martial law - dispatching troops to keep peace - ratify 14th - sufferage to blacks - Union troops over voter registration
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What did the "swing around the circle" do for Johnson
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Disastrous speaking campaign - route included DC - Chicago NY - St Louis - Ohio River Valley - hurt him
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How did Johnson's plans for reconstruction differ from Lincoln's
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Lincoln’s plan based on forgiveness and self-reconstruction = pledge of loyalty = amnesty - 10% oath then readmitted - Johnson’s plan was harsh - states must abolish slavery - no amnesty for high ranking officials and $20
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What role did the republicans play against Johnson during Reconstruction
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Attached his policies - forced thru their reconstruction plans - wanted to seize plantations and award them to slaves
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Who are Carpetbagger
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Northerners who exploited the South for profit - unwelcome visitors
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Who are scalawags
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White southerners who helped carpetbaggers
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What were Lincoln's thoughts on ending the war in regards to punishment for confederate officials and the question of continued slavery
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10% of population of state must take loyalty oath - all pardoned except high ranking officials
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What was the Freedman Bureau
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Post war Bureau of refugees
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What is the Command of Army Act
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Required President Johnson to issue all military orders through the General of the Army (Grant)
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What was 'The Great BBQ'
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Economic term describing corruption following the war
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What party split and ultimately diminished during the elections between 1850-1860
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Democratic party split over slavery
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What were the Peace Democrats’ plans for reconstruction
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x
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Who was the Republican nominee in the 1856 election
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John C. Fremont
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What was the main difference between the War Democrats and the Peace Democrats
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War Democrats represented most Northern democrats
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Who are the Copperheads and what was their impact
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Northerners who were peace democrats
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What was the motto of the Copperheads
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“the constitution as it is and the Union as it was”
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Who is Clement Vallandigham
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Ohio Unionist Copperhead
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What is the order of Presidential Succession
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Pres
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Who would have been president if both Lincoln & Johnson were assassinated
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President pro tempore Wade
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What was so "special" about Lincoln's win at the 1860 election
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4 candidates
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Why did McClellan lose the 1864 election
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Lincoln began to win the war
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What were the laws regarding expansion of new territories
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x
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What ended the Mexican War
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin and what was her experience with slavery
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Harriet Stowe
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How did slavery impact the expansion of new territories
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x
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What was the Fugitive Slave Law
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Part of the 1850 compromise
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Describe the Underground Railroad
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Loosely organized system organized by both whites and free blacks to help escaped slaves flee to Canada or safe areas of free states (Harriet Tubman
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Describe the Tariff of Abomination
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1828 Tariff
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What was the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
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x
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Who is John Brown
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Murdered five pro slavery Southerners
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Describe the Kansas- Nebraska Act
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1854 law stating that New territories could decide by popular vote whether to have slavery
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How did the states rights issue impact the period
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Caused the war
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What specific event started the Civil War
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Lincoln’s election
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What are the specifics of the Missouri Compromise
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1820 – regulation of slavery in the western territories
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How did the Dred Scott decision affect the Missouri Compromise
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Made the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
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