THE BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR REVIEW SHEET Q: What was THE UNION prior to the election of 1860

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A: The North and South together made up THE UNION. It was called the Union because the two sides, north and south were united as The United States. This Union was threatened for a long time by the issue of slaverysome were for it and others were against it! The election of 1860 You should know HOW MANY CANDIDATES RAN FOR PRESIDENT AND WHO WON. WHO REPUBLICANS SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS John Breckinridge Because they wanted a candidate who would support slavery NORTHERN DEMOCRATS Stephen Douglas Because they wanted a candidate that would NOT support slavery CONSTITUTIONAL UNION PARTY John Bell Because they were afraid that the other two Democratic parties would lead the South OUT OF THE UNION and they did not want to separate from the Union (they hoped the Nation would not split into sides)

CANDIDATE Abraham Lincoln REASON they CHOSE THIS CANDIDATE Because he was against slavery and became popular during the Senatorial Debates against Steven Douglas

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Who won the election of 1860? Did he win by popular vote or by electoral votes? How did Lincolns election lead to the Union breaking up? What was the Southern Confederacy or the Confederate States of America? Who became the President of the Confederate States of America? Define Civil War Who said this: The government will not assail you, we are not enemies

Border StatesWere slave states that did not secede and stayed WITH the Union ConfederateThe South UnionThe North NeutralNot favoring either the Confederate or the Union Side Martial LawA type of rule in which the military is in charge and citizens rights are suspended

7. What did President Lincoln do in response to The Confederates attack on Fort Sumter?

BlockadeA military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving
it. Southern Advantages Fighting on their own territory Northern Advantages Had 110,000 factories at their disposal to provide goods that were needed Had the help of the local people Had Twice as much railroad track for moving things around such as supplies and ammunition Most of the nations most experienced Had twice as much farmland to grow military officers were from the south and food to feed their forces. left the U.S. army to fight on the side of the Confederates. Had a larger population of FREE men to fight for the country 8. What were the three steps to The Unions strategy? To isolate the confederacy using a navy blockade if the southern seaports which would cut off the souths supply of manufactured goods and block the sales of their cotton Gain control of the Mississippi River Invade Virginia and seize the capital

9. What was the strategy of the Confederate States? The Confederates were going to defend their territory and were getting help from Britain and Europe. 10. How were families torn apart by this war? Families were fighting against each other. Families were being separated when boys enlisted and had to leave their homes. 11. How old were the youngest soldiers? 14 12. Why did the Union back out of the Battle of Bull Run?

They were poorly trained soldiers and felt they could not win the battle and turned back describe a soldiers life in the Civil War. 13. Who was the Union General? 14. Who was the Confederate General? How did he get his nickname? 15. How long did soldiers spend time training? 16. What did the soldiers do when they were not training or in battle? 17. Why wasnt it unusual for half the men in the regiment to be too sick to fight? 18. Describe the conditions for prisoners of war