Civil War -Don't Know Much About History

CIVIL WAR:

How did the Civil War shape our lives today? 


Name three ways the Civil War changed the South.

- No more slaves.
- Economy was dead, they had no more plantations.
- More racism, (KKK).


What constitutional right did Lincoln suspend?
- Habeas Corpus. legal action that a prisoner can be released from unfair jailing. 
     -Jailing someone, and not telling them why. 



List the four border states.
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware.


Why did West Virginia form?
-Split from the confederate union. Politically split. People who wanted to go to the union could go to west Virginia.


What disadvantages did the South face?
The north had more people, more factories, and more money.


Why did the Confederate States believe they had a right to leave the Union?
They needed them for work. It would disrupt their economy.
They had the constitutional right to leave the union. (State rights)


What were the three main strategies of the Union?
1) Blockade the docks2) Get the Mississippi River
3) Take Richmond, Virginia 


What was the average age of soldiers who fought in the Civil War?
25, 21.





What was the outcome of Bull Run?
Confederate victory. Stonewall Jackson held his postition. First battle of the civil war. Led both sides to realizes the the war was not going to be won in one battle. 


Discuss the Battle of Shiloh.

Lower Tennessee, union victory. The confederates had a hot spot in the beginning. The death of Albert Sydney Johnson, confederate general. He leads a charge against the union. his death causes confederates to retreat. As one of the first battles, there are more casualties in this battle, than all the other previous wars in american combined. 

What were Lincoln’s reasons for the Emancipation Proclamation?




Political weapon. Didn't free anyone.


What did the 13th Amendment do?
Out laws slavery.

How was the Civil War a rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight?
The rich men could pay the poor people to go fight for them.
Manufactures in the north made a lot of money from the goods made for the war. 



Discuss the draft laws in the north.

Discuss the importance of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
~Chancellorsville- Southern victory. Defeat Joe Hooker. Stonewall Jackson gets shot a killed. Stonewall is Robert E. Lee's right hand man. 
 ~Gettysburg- South invaded the North, by Robert E. Lee. Northern Victory. Three day battle. Fought in Pennsylvania. Turning point of the war. In the end Robert didn't have enough soldiers to fight. 



How did Sherman use “Total War” against the South?
He wanted to wage total war economically, wanted to shut down all resources the south had, Every where he went he tried to destroy everything.


Who were the Presidents of the Confederacy and the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln- Union 
Jefferson Davis- Confederates


What, exactly, did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Political weapon. Didn't free anyone.


13th Amendment?
Made slavery Illegal, and indentured servants. 


14th Amendment?
It gave African americans the right to vote, and be citizens. 





People:
Winfield Scott
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Jeb Stuart
Tecumseh Sherman
Joe Hooker
Joe Johnson
Albert Sidney Johnson
George McCellan
John Wilkes Booth

Battles:
Bull Run- Confederate victory. Stonewall Jackson held his postition. First battle of the civil war. Led both sides to realizes the the war was not going to be won in one battle.

Shiloh- Lower Tennessee, union victory. The confederates had a hot spot in the beginning. The death of Albert Sydney Johnson, confederate general. He leads a charge against the union. his death causes confederates to retreat. As one of the first battles, there are more casualties in this battle, than all the other previous wars in american combined. 


Antietam-  Encourages Lincoln to do the emancipation proclamation. Discouraged france and britain from recognizing the south as a nation. Draw. Bloodiest day in American history. 


Chancellorsville- Southern victory. Defeat Joe Hooker. Stonewall Jackson gets shot a killed. Stonewall is Robert E. Lee's right hand man. 


Gettysburg- South invaded the North, by Robert E. Lee. Northern Victory. Three day battle. Fought in Pennsylvania. Turning point of the war. In the end Robert didn't have enough soldiers to fight. 

Chickamauga- Most significant union defeat. Union had to retreat all the way back to Chattanooga. Brags only victory in the war.


Cold Harbor- Lop sided. Grant sends men up, Lee blows them out. Confederates wiped out the union.


Sherman's March to the Sea-


Appomattox Courthouse- Lee surrendered to Grant. Let them go home, with their guns, and horses. Gives them 3 days worth of rations. April 8th, 1865. Confederates surrender. War is basically over.

Questions:
What was the cost of the Civil War (both the financial cost and the cost in human life)
North- Cost- 6Million, People- 360,000
South- Cost- 3Million, People- 260,000
Total-             9Million,                620,000    3million people fought. 1in5 chance. 


What was the Reconstruction? How did the Reconstruction change the South?
A series of acts to punish the south. 


Why did the North win the war?
they out produced the south. They were more industrialized. The south was based on agrilculture. When the north and the south were marching, they destroyed all the souths land, where they need for farming. 


Why did the South succeed from the Union? What was the date of the first state succeeded?
They felt they had the right to run their state how they wanted. Control their own resources. State rights. 
They fought for slavery.
They were afraid of Lincoln. 
They didn't like to be told what to do. 


Why was President Johnson impeached?

Ch. 12 Questions

1) What was Manifest Destiny?

They thought that white-americans had the right to all terriotry. Even if it was being used by natives. 

2) The Oregon Territory consisted of what area? Who claimed it?Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.

United States, Great Britain, Spain, and Russia. 

3) Who were the Mountain Men?

They were the first americans to reach the Oregon coast. They spent most of their time in the Rocky Mountains. They were were trappers. 

4) Why was the Oregon Trail important?

The depression in 1837 hit the Mississippi valley hard. It started the Oregon Fever. Tens of thousands of people migrated 2,000 miles to Oregon on the Oregon trail.

5) Discuss the meaning behind the slogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight"?

It was James K. Polk's slogan for his democratic campaign. It refereed to the line of latitude that the democrats believed should be the nations northern border in Oregon. 

6) James Polk made what promises to the American public during the election of 1844 (list four - you might need to look up on the internet).

- Acquire California from Mexico- Retire from office after only 4 years - Lower taxes
-Take the Oregon territory

7) Discuss how Texas became independent.

In 1835, Texas grew restless, and they wanted their independence. Santa Anna sent an army into Texas to punish them for criticizing him. After long months of battleing back and forth, in december he texans took control of a largerr Mexican force. In 1844 when James Polk made Texas officially a state. 

8) Discuss the battles of The Alamo and San Jacinto.

The Alamo

The Texans, led by Davy Crocket, Jim Bowie, and William, didn't have a lot of gunpowder, and had only 180 soldiers. The Mexicans on the other hand were well equipped, with a lot of soldiers. Some men from the mexican side joined the texan side. In 1836 Mexican cannons fired down the Alamo's wall. The Texans only lasted 12 days. 

San Jacinto 

In april the texans had a surprise attack on the Mexians. They signed a treaty in May to recognize the independence of texas. 

9) How long did it take the U.S. to annex Texas? Why?

It took 8 years, because Jackson thought another slave state would upset the ratios of free to slave states. 

10) How did the Mexican-American War start? Why did it start? Was it a "Just War"?

The Americans built a fort on Mexican land. 


11) What was the American response to the war?

 -They were split between support and opposition on the war

 -Some called the war unfounded

 -Others thought that it was Manifest Destiny working

12) List the major battles of the war.

-Battle for Monterrey

-Battle for Mexico City

-Battle for Buena Vista

13) What was the cost of the war?

125 Million 


14) Why was the California Gold Rush important?

It boosted the economy, made the population bigger, and led mormons to Utah and religious freedom. 

15) Answer the following questions on page 380 - #6 - #10, #13-#15.

6) They made the boundary on the 49th latitude line. 

7) The addition of another slave state would upset the ratios of free to slave states.

8) The border on the east and west side would be the ocean instead of a foreign country. 

9) Mexico refused to sell California. 

10) They had no other place to get supplies. So they charged a lot for their goods. 

13) They states almost doubled in size by adding California, New Mexico, and Texas. plus more...
14) They didn't like it. 
15) Britain and the US could compromise. And the Mexican-American war, did not want to compromise. 

Manifest Destiny, Painting Paragraph

In this painting, there is an angel floating above a country side. She is known as "America." She is said to bring light over dark areas. You can see behind her there is settlers,  railways, and telephone poles. In front there is animals and indians in the darkness. The manifest destiny was a concept, that said that they believed white americans had a god-given right to occupy the entire North American continent. This started the westward expansion.