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Final Review 4 (The Civil War and Reconstruction)

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Anaconda Plan, The Northern War plan (blockade, control Mississippi River, and take Richmond)
War in the west, Won by the North because of better leadership and the Mississippi River was hard to defend
Grant and Sherman, New leaders that took over for the Union army after Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam, Union victory that led Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
Seige of Vicksburg, Turning point battle because the Union was able to gain control of the Mississippi River
Battle of Gettysburg, Turning point battle because the Confederacy had to retreat from the North and lost too many men and could not recover
Confederacy, The South
Union, The North
Total War, Destroy everything and anything that could help the war effort. One of the reasons the North beat the South. Examples: Sherman in Georgia and Sheridan in Virginia.
Emancipation Proclamation, Freedom Announcement that said slaves in the Confederacy would be free. Helped keep European nations from helping the South.
Why the North won, Total war, won in the west, southern economy collapsed, new leadership, turning point battles, and too many advantages
Results of the Civil War, Slavery ended, national government won over the states, lost generation, and Reconstruction
Union Advantages, Population, supplies, resources, navy (blockade), and the slaves
Union disadvantages, Fighting away from home, less motivation, and bad military leadership
Confederate advantages, Fighting at home, geography, only had to defend, and good military leadership
Robert E. Lee, Confederate general in the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln, Union President in the Civil War
Confederate disadvantages, Small population, a lot of slaves, and did not have a navy
Reconstruction, Rebuilding the South after the Civil War
10 Percent Plan, Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan - included the Freedmen's Bureau and how to treat Confederates
Andrew Johnson's Plan, Reconstruction plan that allowed Confederates to be chosen as leaders. It also led to the black codes which discriminated against the freed slaves.
black codes, Laws that stopped freed slaves from being able to move, vote, or get jobs.
Radical Reconstruction, Congress's Reconstruction plan that forced the South to reform and accept the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
Compromise of 1877, The agreement that allowed Hayes to become president and the Republicans promised to end Reconstruction
Results of Reconstruction, African Americans lost rights. Jim Crow laws and segregation began
1st Battle of Bull Run, First major battle of the Civil War


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