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| capitol of CSA; has bulk of South’s industry; is in historic Virginia; is regarded as the heart and soul of the South; by the end of the war, has lots of damage |
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| Northern general whose troops first tried to take Richmond; fought well in beginning, but Southern troops broke through line; women watching in carriages fled too |
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| “General of the Army;” wrote no reports to Lincoln about the progress of the troops; Lincoln tells Scott that he needs to know what’s going on; used telegraphs and carrier pigeons |
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| general who trained Union army--wrote books/manuals, made standards for soldiers--created 1st modern army; replaced McDowell; second to try and capture Richmond but failed; attacked Lee at Antietam--Lincoln fires him after this battle |
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| Lincoln wants victory; McClellan attacks Lee--23,000 casualties in one day--bloodiest 1 day battle in all American history; Lee brings reinforcements from Harpers Ferry--South’s lines do not break; McClellan fired |
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| 18-35 year old white males called to join army--must serve 6 months; men up to 45 called later; could be exempt if you hired someone to replace you or if you owned more than 20 slaves |
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Rutherford B. Hayes elected president, but only after Republicans and Democrats made a deal
1.Hayes must pull troops out of South
2.Must put Democrats in positions of power in Southern gov
3.Must restore railroad in South |
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| quarter master must hunt down recruits; no one can leave country if called; draft enacted by Congressional districts; post office finds people for draft; provokes high desertion rates |
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were really:
business men who invested in the South
their presence aided to the recovery of the South |
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| Knights of the Golden Circle |
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| secret organization that tried to prevent, then stop the war--held democratic sympathies |
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| kept out foreign manufactured goods; cotton came from the Northeast, so the tariff provides protection for Northeastern economy |
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| Pacific Railroad Act 1862 |
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| allowed for expansion of railroad--wanted to get goods to west coast, ultimately to trade with China |
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wanted to go into business and make jobs
were Southern
seen as betraying old South
wanted to make the South's economy more divers |
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for people to be able to use the rights and privileges given to them so they could learn over time how to use the rights
1. you can’t learn how to use your rights if you’re not allowed to use them |
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ran Bureau (Freedmens)
picked officers that would eventually betray him |
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1. rations distributed to starving people
2. take care of freed slaves
3. land abandoned by Southerners sold to freed slaves--was this legal?
1. some Northerners sold the land which caused Court cases
4. redistributed resources to civilians--basis of New Deal, first time government steps in
5. education--schools start to be built for freed blacks |
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| freed up gov land for settlers; people could claim 160 acres of land and could solidify claim by having residency for 5 years |
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| feds granted land to states to build colleges specifically to teach agricultural and mechanical arts |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| Lincoln’s document that freed slaves in seceded states; did not free slaves in border states |
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| said all slaves free way before Emancipation Proclamation passed; Lincoln fires him for it |
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| begins to enlist black soldiers in South Carolina--Lincoln does not fire him, but he asks him to retract the order |
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| freed slaves held by slave owners loyal to South; July 1862 |
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| Lee moves north; tries to outflank Union army; Picket’s Charge; turning point for Union army--North thinks it can win now; bloodiest battle in American history; remembered in Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address |
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In general
Lincoln saw white future for the Union and wanted to get loyalty from Southern whigs
Radicals- wanted blacks to be equal and Republican |
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April 14, 1865
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Seward was almost killed as well |
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| Union gains control of Mississippi River; Grant and Sherman lead Union troops |
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| difficult election for Lincoln; Democrats campaign on ending war; Andrew Johnson chosen as running mate; Lincoln refers to Republican party as “Union Party” |
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| April 1, 1865; Grant cuts last Southern rail lines, then pursues Lee |
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| Lee officially surrenders to Grant; unconditional surrender; Grant gives rations to CSA troops; officers can keep horses and side arms; troops turn in rifles and go home; war ends peacefully |
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