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Here are the flashcards based on your notes for the APUSH SAQ on Union and Confederate demographics, manufacturing, agriculture, weapons, and motivations for fighting:

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### Flashcard 1: Union States Demographics

- 22 states (plus 3)

- Includes 4 slave states

- 22 million people (including 1 million slaves)

- 1.8-2 million men will serve

- Size of army peaks in May 1865 (**1 million soldiers**)

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### Flashcard 2: Confederate States Demographics

- 11 states

- 9 million people (including 3+ million slaves)

- 800,000-1 million will serve

- Size of army peaks in Spring 1864 (**500,000 soldiers**)

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### Flashcard 3: Manufacturing (circa 1860)

- North Dominated South in all aspects

- Union:

- 91% factory production

- 93% textile production

- 94% iron production (steel)

- 97% coal production

- 97% firearm production

- 20,000 miles of railroad mileage

- CSA:

- 9% factory production

- 7% textile production

- 6% iron production (steel)

- 3% coal production

- 8,000 miles of railroad mileage

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### Flashcard 4: Agriculture (1860)

- Union:

- 60% of livestock

- 75% of total farm acreage

- 81% of wheat

- 67% of corn

- 4% of cotton

- 75% of total wealth

- CSA:

- 40% of livestock

- 25% of total farm acreage

- 19% of wheat

- 33% of corn

- 96% of cotton

- 25% of total wealth

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### Flashcard 5: Weapons

- Guns mass produced in the North

- Springfield (Mass.) armory produced 1,600,000 rifled muskets during the war

- Musket vs Rifle: 80 yards vs 400 yards

- Minie balls

- Iron, steel cannons; rifled (**1 mile vs 4-5 miles**)

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### Flashcard 6: Why Did the War Last Four Long Years?

- Confederates fought primarily a defensive war

- Confederates defending their “home”

- Confederates willing to make great sacrifices

- Confederates had more experienced military leadership

- Federal government and Union army needed time to learn how to utilize their advantages (new strategies, mindset)

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### Flashcard 7: Why Did Men Fight?

1. Patriotism: Strong sense of duty to defend democracy.

2. Defense of Home: Protecting families and way of life from invasion.

3. Slavery and Ideology: Preserving slavery in the South vs. ending slavery in the North.

4. Adventure and Glory: Romanticized view of war as an adventure.

5. Peer Pressure and Social Expectations: Social norms pressured enlistment.

6. Economic Factors: Economic motivations for joining the military.

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