Effects People Strategies Slavery Reconstruction
100
Women stepped into the workforce and were brought into the public sphere
How did the Civil war change the lives of women?
100
The president elected in 1860 who preserved the Union and brought about emancipation
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
100
Railroads made for easier transport and the introduction of the rifle changed the nature of combat.
How was technology vital to the war effort?
100
They saw the outbreak of fighting as heralding the long-awaited end of bondage.
Why did slaves want to fight in the civil war?
100
When the unions occupied the Sea Islands enabling blacks to work for wages.
What was the Sea Island Experiment?
200
Religion helped Americans to cope with unprecedented mass death.
Why did Lincoln use religion to generate public support?
200
President of the American National Red Cross and advocate of women suffrage
Who was Clara Barton?
200
Manufacturing, railroad mileage, and financial resources
What were some of the Union's advantages?
200
An executive order signed by Lincoln which declared slaves in Confederate-held territories to be free.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
200
A bill proposed which guaranteed blacks equality before the law but not the right to vote.
What was the Wade-Davis Bill
300
They experienced the war as a time of prosperity
How did the war effect the North's economy?
300
The architect of early success in the west who led the union armies to victory against the Confederacy
Who was Ulysses S. Grant
300
Occasional thrusts into the North to weaken their resolve and lead them to abandon the conflict
What was the Confederacy's defensive strategy?
300
It would weaken the South's ability to sustain war.
Why did northerners think that emancipation was necessary?
300
Regulation for plantation labor was established and emancipated slaves had divided land.
How did the Civil War effect the West?
400
To promote economic growth
Why did Congress adopt policies such as the Homestead Act and the Land-Grant College Act?
400
An army engineer who assumed command of the Union army of the Potomac
Who was George McClellan?
400
POW camps and disease
What modern warfare was used during the wartime?
400
It had become a political and military necessity.
What was Lincoln's decision about Emancipation?
400
That it saved the leading experiment in democracy and vindicated free labor principles.
How did English workers see the war?
500
The growing power of the federal government challenged traditional notions of local autonomy and draft riots
How did the war heighten existing social tensions throughout the North?
500
The President of the Confederate states of America and the Confederate nation became more centralized under his rule
Who was Jefferson Davis and how did he contribute to the confederate nation?
500
They were both unprepared to feed and supply the armies
Why was mobilizing resources so hard for both sides of the war?
500
They were able to work for wages, acquire an education, and enjoy more humane conditions.
What happened to black families after the civil war?
500
It hastened the transformation of free labor , small shops, and independent farmers into an industrial giant.
How did the Civil War lay the foundation for modern America?






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