2/2/12 Warm Up
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2/2/12 Warm Up
Please take a sheet from each of the stacks of response cards on the podium.
Chapter 17 Notes
Emancipation
Lincoln was under pressure to free the slavesHe also was under a lot of pressure to not
free the slaves◦He didn’t want to upset the border state who were
still in the Union but favored slavery. Plus he didn’t know if he had the power to do because
it was protected in the ConstitutionHis first priority was to keep the Union
together. Read pg. 504
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln would wait until he was in a position of power◦Battle of Antietam
Emancipation itself freed very few slaves◦Just those in the confederate territories. ◦ It was a symbolic measure
War was no longer about preserving the Union but it was now a war of liberation.
How could he freed the slaves if it is protected by the Constitution?◦He used it as a act of War against the South
African American Soldiers
Fredrick Douglas said, “Once you let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S…. There is no power on earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship.”
By wars end 180,000 black soldiers would fight for the Union.◦Most famous was the 54th Massachusetts
54th Mass.
One of the first African American regiments during the Civil War
Treatment was not always real good.Faced grave dangers during the war.
◦If captured by the enemy they would be executed, instead of thrown in prison.
Famous for their attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina◦Most would not survive the assault
Terms to Know
Copperheads- Northern democrats who favor peace with the South or any person in the North who favors the South
Conscription- Draft into the ArmyBounties- cash incentives for joining the
armyIncome Tax- how the Union funded the
Civil War, tax earnings of individualsGreenbacks- Paper currency
Women of the War
Clara Barton◦Helped create the American Red Cross◦She set a standard for proper battle field care
of wounded soldiersWomen of the Civil
◦Started to do the jobs the men used to do Farm, plow, factory work, office work, anything to
support the family
Battle of Gettysburg
Deadliest battle in American History◦51,000 casualties◦3day battle ◦Union had 91,000 soldiers◦Confederate had 75,000
Turning point of the War…◦Pickett’s Charge
Lost 13,000 on this attack alone◦Union lost 23,000 men◦Confederates lost 28,000 men
Battle/Siege of Vicksburg
May 1863 (lasting 1½ months) ◦Union tried many attacks but failed so Gen.
Grant surrounded the City.◦Confederates ran out of food and were
eventually forced to surrender.Union accomplished a major part of the
Anaconda Plan by securing the Mississippi River. ◦South was split in two
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Objective was to pursue Lee’s army through the deep south from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean
Practiced Total War- ◦War not only against enemy troops, but against
everything that supports the enemy. After the March Northerners could sense victory,
thus re-elected Lincoln Democrats were trying to elect McClellan
◦He had an antiwar platform
Appomattox Court House
April 9, 1865Small town in Virginia where Gen. Lee
formally surrendered to Gen. Grant◦What happened to Lee after the War?
He went home.
Results of the War
Over 620,000 deadEach side would have to rebuild both
physically and economically
One of the greatest effects of the War was the 13th Amendment◦Freed all the slave in the United States
Results of the War
Lincoln is assassinated◦Ford’s theater◦John Wilkes Booth
Consequences of War (pg. 522)
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Pg. 508 (Habeas Corpus)
Other things to know for the Test
Dred Scott CaseKansas-Nebraska ActLincoln-Douglas Debates
◦Lincoln’s takeDifference between the North and South’s
economyCompromise of 1850Significance of the Election of 18605th Amendment