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Where did Jefferson Davis attend school? |
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| West Point Military Academy |
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What were the two terms of office that Davis had before becoming the Confederate President? |
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- Senator
Multiple services were made by Davis
Also ran for Govenor and Presidency - Secretary of State
for President Pierce in 1853
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How long was Jefferson Davis's Terms of office? |
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1861-1865 The length of time that the Confederates were their own country. |
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How did Davis become the President of the Confederate States of America? |
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He was chosen and although he was shocked, he did not decline such responsibility. |
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What were the disadvantages that Jefferson Davis dealt with? |
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The North was already made up with buildings, a strong government and currency. The South had to start from scratch |
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What were the Northern Disadvantages at the start of the War? |
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- they had a small army of 16,000
- 1/3 of the Union officers had resigned to the confederate side
- there had not been any direct taxes for decades
- draft was never imposed
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What were the Southern Disadvantages at the start of the War? |
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- no tax structure was extant
- poorly eqquippedunconnected railroads
- no army
- two small gupowder factories
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| What were the total counts of the Union Forces and the Confederate Forces at the end of the war? |
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Union had 2,100,000 men Confederaracy had 800,000 men |
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What was the informal and democratic way of recruiting soldiers? |
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- Recruiting offices were opened in locales
- Rallies occured and attained volenteers
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In 1862 what was the result of the lack of volenteers in the confederate states? |
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in 1862 a consctription law was enacted. meaning that it required men that were - white and aged 18 - 35 to serve for 3 years
Later it was changeed to - white men aged 17-50 to serve for 3 years
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What exempted southeners from the conscription law? |
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shoemaking the 20-negro law
(slave owners with 20+ slaves) |
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What was the new law of the conscription law of 1864?
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| all soldiers were required to stay in the army for the duration of the war. |
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| Originally the south relied on European weapons and ammunition but what did they chose to use later? |
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| They invested in government owned ammunition factories . |
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| What were the sources of the lack of Southern supply? |
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- disrepaired or captured railroads
- the production of cotton and tabbacco and not food that could be used for soldiers
- the early attacks from union that destroyed livestock in virginia and tenessee
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Who were the radical republicans? & Who were known radical republican leaders? |
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republicans that were strongly opposed to Lincolns terms of reuniting. Thaddeus Stevens Charles Sumner John C. Frémont |
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A carpetbagger was a Northener who moved South during reconstruction. They formed alliances with Freedmen In essence, they were Yankee Abolitionists |
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Southern white who joined the Republican party in the ex-Confederate South during Reconstruction They supported recontruction |
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| What were the conditions of the first shots of the civil war? |
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- Confederate shot
- Pierre Gustav T. Beauregard ordered it
- at Fort Sumter South Carolina
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By 1865, what did the federal war goals include? |
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- preservation of the union
- the destruction of slavery in the South
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| In 1861 what was the goal of the Lincoln administration? |
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| to restore thh union as it was |
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| What strategy did the Union use to to get the Cpnfederates to surrender? |
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| Before the war, how long did both sides believed the war would last? |
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| When was Lincoln Inaugrated? |
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March of 1861 ALTHOUGH, he was elected in November of 1860 |
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| The election of Lincoln motivated the Deep South to do what? |
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Suceed ( withdrw from nation) and form their owen Confederate Government. |
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| Where was the Confederate Government formed and who was chosen to lead? |
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Montgomery Alabama Jefferson Davis |
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| What advantages did the North Have? |
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Population advantages industry advantage communication and supply lines |
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| Where were the location of most of the factories in the united states? |
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| What would the confederacy have to do to win independance? |
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| Who had more supply and communication lines? |
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| What was lincolns largest political issue during the war? |
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| How did union generals fail to please lincoln? |
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| they did not fight the enemy to win the battles |
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| What was the Confederate Capital? |
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Richmond, Virgina Although, it was orginally Montgomery, Al in 1861 It had to be moved because the union's goal was to capture the Capital |
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| What were the Union victories of July 1863? |
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Vicksburg and Gettysburg Considered as the turning point of the war |
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| What was the New York Draft Riot? |
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| a protest in July 1863 against lincolns administration policy towards the conscription and emancipation |
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