Civil War part 1

Civil War part 1

Lifeline Review

V1: secede

means to leave or break apart politically

Multiple Choice

"Secede" means....

• To be successful
• To leave
• To stay

V2: civil war

an armed conflict between 2 parts or citizens of a country

Multiple Choice

War between people of the same country

• secede
• state's rights
• civil war
• slavery

S1: Know the results of the Election of 1860.

1860 Election Results

Lincoln won without receiving a single vote in the South.

His win made Southerners nervous because he was against slavery and that was how most of them made money.

Multiple Choice

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

• they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

• they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

• he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

• he had a plan to raise taxes

S2: Know the Union and Confederate states.

Multiple Choice

What was significant about the border states?

• The states allowed slavery, but remained part of the Union.

• They didn't like the South

• They were abolitionists

• They formed their own country

S3: Know the resources of the Union and Confederate states.

Confederates (South)

• Advantage - They had experienced military leaders

• Advantage - Most of the war was fought in the South so they knew the terrain

• Disadvantage - The south lacked infrastructure (trains) to move men and supplies

• Disadvantage - Their economy began to decline

Multiple Choice

More experienced officers, defending their own homes, and not having to go on the attack were

• Union advantages

• reasons the Union won the battle of Antietam

• Confederate advantages

• reasons that the Confederacy won at Ft. Pillow

Union (North)

• Advantage - The Union had a larger population

• Advantage - The infrastructure (railroads) and industry in the North made it much easier to move men and supplies

• Disadvantage - The North had to travel to every battle

Multiple Choice

More factories, more railroads, more soldiers, and a better navy were all ______________.

• Confederate advantages

• Union advantages

• reasons for a Confederate victory

• causes of the Battle of Gettysburg

S4: Know the intention of The Emancipation Proclamation.

Emancipation Proclamation

• Speech given by President Lincoln after the Union's first major win.

• With the Emancipation Proclamation, the aim of the war changed to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the Union.

Multiple Choice

Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation said _____.

• the U.S. was free from Great Britain

• the Civil War would end

• the slaves in the Confederacy would be freed if the North won the war

• Reconstruction would start

S6: Know the significance of the Gettysburg Address.

Gettysburg Address

• another famous speech given by President Lincoln

• The purpose was to remind people that the War had always been about preserving the Union.

Multiple Choice

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?

• to abolish slavery
• to end British control of the Western territories
• to make a profit selling war supplies
• to preserve the Union

C1: Understand how the resources of the Union and Confederacy affected the course of the Civil War.

Multiple Choice

Both armies destroyed railroads and bridges in order to ________ .

• prevent Sherman’s March and the burning of Columbia

• prevent the enemy from transporting soldiers and supplies

• prevent the Lee from moving to another port

• prevent cotton fields from being set on fire

C2: Understand the course and outcomes of the Civil War

Multiple Choice

By the end of the war, what happened to most of the elite class in the South?

• Gained more slaves

• They lost most of their wealth (slaves)

• Moved to a northern state

• Gained political power