Flashcards: Civil War and Reconstruction Strategies — 24 cards

Causes of Civil War — main issues?

Slavery and states' rights.

South Carolina — 1860?

First state to secede from the Union.

Northern advantages — men?

Larger army, about 2.1 million soldiers.

Gettysburg — significance?

Bloodiest Civil War battle, turning point.

Virginia — role?

Most significant battles, strategic focal point.

Lincoln — presidency?

Led Union, issued Emancipation Proclamation.

Civil War — deadliness?

Approximately 625,000 deaths, deadliest war.

Reconstruction — presidential approach?

Lenient, quick reunification, Lincoln's plan.

Congress vs president?

Congress imposed stricter terms, took control.

Radical Reconstruction — policies?

Military districts, black suffrage, constitutional guarantees.

Freedom — during Reconstruction?

Legal rights, political participation, economic opportunity.

End of Reconstruction — cause?

1877 political crisis, Compromise, troop withdrawal.

Civil War — duration?

1861 to 1865.

Union army — size?

Approximately 2.1 million soldiers.

Battle of Gettysburg — casualties?

High casualties, turning point in war.

Virginia — battles?

123 significant battles, most in any state.

Lincoln — key act?

Emancipation Proclamation, 1863.

Civil War outcome?

Union victory, 625,000 deaths.

Reconstruction — goals?

Reintegrate South, secure rights for freedmen.

Radical Republicans — aims?

Enforce black suffrage, restructure South.

Reconstruction — failure?

Ended in 1877, Southern resistance, violence.

Fourteenth Amendment — significance?

Citizenship rights for all born/naturalized in US.

Virginia — strategic importance?

Major battleground, high concentration of battles.

Reconstruction — political struggle?

Congress vs. President over control and policies.