American Civil War

What were the main economic differences between the North and South?

North: high tariffs

What were the main social differences between the North and South?

North: union states

What were the main cultural differences between the North and South?

North: more migrants

What did the Southern states argue in favour of secession?

States joined voluntarily

What did the Northern states argue against secession?

Union must be preserved

What was Abraham Lincoln’s view on slavery according to Source 6?

He opposed slavery but believed he had no legal right to interfere with it in states where it already existed.

Why did Jefferson Davis consider slavery indispensable according to Source 7?

It supported agriculture and exports

What were the four key battles of the Civil War?

First Battle of Bull Run

What were the key features of the First Battle of Bull Run?

First major battle

What were the key features of the Battle of Antietam?

Union 87

What were the key features of the Capture of Vicksburg?

Union gained control of Mississippi River

What were the key features of the Battle of Gettysburg?

Bloodiest battle (50

What was General Ulysses S. Grant’s strategy during the war?

War of attrition

What does Source 12 show about Civil War warfare?

Shows weapons

What does Source 13 show about Civil War warfare?

Destruction of Southern resources

What does Source 13 suggest about Grant’s beliefs?

Believed war could be won by destroying South’s resources and exploiting Union's advantage in men and materials.

What role did slaves play in the Civil War?

Northern black men enlisted (30

What was the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact?

Freed slaves in Union-conquered areas

How did the role of women change during the Civil War?

Women worked in factories

Why did the Union win the Civil War?

North had more men and resources

Why was sharecropping called ‘slavery by another name’?

Ex-slaves worked plantations

What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

Enforce amendments

What were outcomes of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

Schools founded

What were the key amendments during Reconstruction?

13th: abolished slavery

What was the significance of Reconstruction?

Aimed to rebuild South

What was the Compromise of 1877?

Hayes became president

How many black people were lynched by end of 19th century?

Around 2