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AP Review #14. The Civil War. 1861-1865. Fort Sumter. Charleston Harbor, SC South fired on April 12, 1861 War began Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to put down rebellion, spending for war, and suspended writ of habeas corpus
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AP Review #14 The Civil War. 1861-1865
Fort Sumter • Charleston Harbor, SC • South fired on April 12, 1861 • War began • Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to put down rebellion, spending for war, and suspended writ of habeas corpus • VA, NC, TN, and AR seceded and Southern capital moved to Richmond, VA
Border States • DE, MD, MO, KY • Slave states but did not join the Confederacy • Key military goal of Lincoln • Would have added military strength to the Confederacy
South Defensive war Better military leaders High morale North Larger population/army Better navy Wartime Advantages - Military
South Demand for cotton would bring foreign aid and financial help Never materialized North Controlled the money More factories, RR, and farmland Wartime Advantages - Economic
South State’s rights worked against the South North Well established government Experienced politicians Wartime Advantages – Political
Confederate States of America • Similar to US Constitution • Executive six year term • More power to the states • Shortage of money • Inflation
Union Military Strategy • Anaconda Plan • Control Mississippi • Take Richmond
Battles of 1861-1862 • First Bull Run – CSA • Peninsula Campaign to capture Richmond – CSA • Second Battle Run – CSA • Antietam – Draw • Fredericksburg – CSA • Monitor vs. Merrimac – Draw • Grant in the West - USA
Antietam • Lee invades North looking for foreign recognition • Bloodiest single day of combat • Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation • Freed slaves in the states in rebellion • Committed to a policy of abolition • Moral reason for winning the war • Free slaves into the union army
Battles of 1863-1865 • Vicksburg – USA • Gettysburg – USA • Wilderness – Draw • Spotsylvania – Draw • Cold Harbor – Draw • Sherman’s march to the Sea – USA • Surrender occurs April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
13th Amendment • Abolished slavery
Election of 1864 • (R) Lincoln (renamed Unionist) • (D) George McClellan • Lincoln wins
Effects of the War on Civilian LifePolitical • Radical vs. free soil republicans • Peace Democrats and copperheads opposed the war • Suspension of writ of habeas corpus • Conscription laws • Supremacy of he federal government over the states
Effects of the Civil WarEconomic • Bonds, tariffs, and income taxes (N) used to raise money for the war • Created first national banking system since 1830s • North economy strengthened • Passed Morrill Tariff Act, Homestead Act, Morrill Land Grant Act, Pacific Railway Act
Effect of the Civil WarSocial Change • Women worked more (home and factory) • Nursing opened to women (Clara Barton) • Wanted equal voting rights • End of slavery • Called the second American Revolution b/c it created a massive capitalistic, industrial economy