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federal post in Charleston, SC, that surrendered to the Confederacy
Fort Sumter
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How did Lincoln react to the fall of Fort Sumter?
called for 75,00 men to put down south's rebellion
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four slave states-Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri-that bordered the North
Border States
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What were the North's advantages at the start of the war?
- -bigger population for soldiers
- -better supplied army/navy
- -stronger economy
- -strong military leaders
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What was the north's motivation in the war?
to preserve the Union and democracy
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What was the North's strategy? (3)
- -Anaconda Plan
- -attack south's armies in East
- -keep border states in Union
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What was the Anaconda Plan?
blockading southern ports to destroy south's economy and control MS River to divide South
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Why did the North want the border states?
b/c they had people, slaves, crops, natural resources, and waterways that could help with the war effort
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What were the South's advantages at the start of the war?
- -strong military
- -superior leaders
- -farms provided food for armies
- -new the land
- -didn't have to travel far to fight
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What was the souths's motivation for war?
to keep their way of life and to defend land/gain independence
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What did Lincoln do to keep border states? (2)
- -sent rep. officials to "supervise" elections to make sure that Rep. Candidates won/border states stayed in Union
- -Jailed leading political opponents who challenged his authority
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What was the south's strategy? (2)
-Don't Lose- fight a defensice war and not be conquored
-Cotton Diplomacy- use King Cotton to gain foreign allies and trade for war supplies
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Why did Cotton Diplomacy fail?
b/c in 1860 the south had an amazing crop and they over-supplied Europe to where they didn't need any cotton for 3 years
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Explain how the majority of Civil War soldiers were?
- -young farmers that were poor
- -very few immigrants and some Afr. Americans
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-planned the North's strategy for war
Winfield Scott
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