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M12/12/11; 12/6/10; M-T12/7-8/09; W-H12/10-11/08; W1/2/08. Political, Social & Economic Impact of Civil War (Ch. 15.3-15.4; pp. 420-434). I. Political. A. Diplomacy (#7) South European recognition – Br., Fr. hurt by slavery North k eep Eur. out Emanc . Proc. helps
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M12/12/11; 12/6/10; M-T12/7-8/09; W-H12/10-11/08; W1/2/08 Political, Social & Economic Impact of Civil War(Ch. 15.3-15.4; pp. 420-434)
I. Political A. Diplomacy (#7) • South • European recognition – Br., Fr. • hurt by slavery • North • keep Eur. out • Emanc. Proc. helps • Trent Affair – Nov. 1861 • Br. ship – 2 Confed. diplomats • Union apologizes
I. Political (cont.) B. Election of 1864 (#12) • Lincoln vs. McClellan • L - Union Ticket w/ Johnson • Mc – “Copperhead”, “Peace Dems” – general • real fear of Rep. loss • add new states – WV, NV • need Dem votes – AJ • troops furloughed to vote • Rep. win – emphasize loyalty
I. Political (cont.) C. Political Dissent (#11c) • suspend habeas corpus • ex parte Milligan (1866), ex parte Merryman(1861) – ignored • martial law – Baltimore riots (1861)
II. Social A. Runaway Slaves (#8) • contraband → hurt S. economy • help w/ menial tasks • push to free slaves for practical, not ideological, reasons
II. Social (cont.) B. Emancipation Proclamation (#9) • avoid desperate move • need victory • Antietam/Sharpsburg • frees all slaves in states in rebellion = 0 • not states in N. control • Why? – looking for Eur. diplomacy – Br., Fr. • new cause for war – some problems (NYC)
II. Social (cont.) C. African-Americans in Civil War (#10) • no black soldiers until Fall 1862 • segregated units, white officers • 54th MA (all free blacks) • Robert Gould Shaw (“Glory”) • success on battlefield = more respect • lower pay – later changed • often menial labor – graves, wounded, supplies
II. Social (cont.) D. Women (#11d) • nurses – Dix, Barton, Alcott • over 3,000 helped • disease – 2/3 of deaths • gangrene, amputations • worked in fields, factories • no new rights • teachers in captured areas of S.
III. Economic • destroyed S. economy • Sherman in GA (4-letter word) • “Sherman neckties” • strengthened N industry – esp. RR’s • profiteering • print currency (N&S) • “greenbacks” – Legal Tender Act • inflation