The Civil War & the Aftermath

What were the military strategies of the North and South at the outset of the Civil War?

• The South's strategy was to defend their territory and wear down the North's will to fight.

• The North's strategy was to blockade Southern ports, control the Mississippi River, and capture the Confederate capital in Richmond.

• The South's strategy was to negotiate a peaceful resolution with the North.
• The North's strategy was to build a strong navy and launch amphibious assaults on Southern ports.

What advantages did the North have over the South?

• smaller population, less industrialization and factories, weaker navy, worse transportation infrastructure
• larger population, more industrialization and factories, stronger navy, better transportation infrastructure
• equal population, equal industrialization and factories, equal navy, equal transportation infrastructure
• larger population, less industrialization and factories, weaker navy, worse transportation infrastructure

Which event changed the reason for fighting the Civil War from preserving the Union to freeing the slaves?

• Secession of South Carolina

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

When Lincoln was elected president, his number one priority was:

• to preserve the Union.

• to defeat Jefferson Davis.

• to end slavery.

• to compromise with the South about the expansion of slavery.

The battle at Ft. Sumter was significant because:

• Jefferson Davis cut off supplies to the Union, shortening the war.

• it showed the war was going to be harder to win than the Union thought.

• it started the Civil War.

• it ended the Civil War.

During which battle did the Union take control of the Mississippi River?

• Ft. Sumter

• Bull Run

• Vicksburg

• Antietam

How did different groups react to the Emancipation Proclamation? Part 1

Groups:

(a) Abolitionists

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(b) Northern Whites

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(c) Southern Whites

• Many _____________ criticized Lincoln's action as too limited.

• Many Union soldiers accepted it grudgingly, saying they had no love for slaves.

• Union soldiers would  support emancipation if that was what it took to reunify the nation.

• Davis called it the “most execrable measure recorded in the history of a guilty man.”

• Confederates reacted to the Proclamation with outrage.

• It exempted 850,000 slaves in border states-three Southern states that were not in rebellion.

• The abolitionists were jubilant and celebrated the news.

• Confederacy more determined than ever to fight to preserve its way of life.

• The Democrats claimed that it would only prolong the war by antagonizing the South.

How did different groups react to the Emancipation Proclamation? Part 2

Groups:

(a) Free Blacks

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(b) Slaves

• It freed slaves in the rebellion states.

• also welcomed the section of the Proclamation that allowed them to enlist in the Union army.

• enslaved African-American community rejoiced at this decisive step towards freedom.

• Now they could fight and help put an end to slavery.

The Proclamation did not free any slaves immediately because it applied only to areas behind Confederate lines, outside Union control. Since the Proclamation was a military action aimed at the states in rebellion, it did not apply to Southern territory already occupied by Union troops nor to the slave states that had not seceded. How is this statement different from what you learned in school?

Answer explanation

When I learned about the emancipation proclamation in school, it was explained that it freed all slaves in the south. It did not discuss the occupied slave states that the union now occupied or slave states that did not leave the union.

What acts of protest occurred in both the North and South?

• Draft riots and rebellions. In New York, a major draft riot resulted in destruction and chaos.

• In the South, slaves showed major resistance, destroying property and refusing to abide by their owners.

• Boston Tea Party
• Prohibition Movement