Flashcards on The American Civil War (1861-1865)
The American Civil War (1861-1865): Causes, Events & Impact
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American Civil War
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Card 1
Question: What years did the American Civil War take place?
Answer: 1861 to 1865
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Question: Approximately how many people died during the American Civil War?
Answer: Over half a million people
Card 3
Question: Which states made up the Union?
Answer: The Northern states (the Union)
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Question: What was the Confederacy?
Answer: 11 southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 to form a new nation
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Question: What were the two main causes of the Civil War?
Answer: The issue of slavery and the issue of states' rights
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Question: How did the economies of the North and South differ?
Answer: The South's economy was based on agriculture (especially cotton) and relied on slave labor; the North was more industrial and had a larger population
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Question: Why did many in the South fear federal government actions regarding slavery?
Answer: They feared the federal government would eventually abolish slavery
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Question: Who were abolitionists?
Answer: People who wanted to end slavery
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Question: What was the Southern view on states' rights?
Answer: That each state should have the right to make its own laws and the federal government could not prevent it
Card 10
Question: What event in 1860 escalated Southern secession?
Answer: The election of Abraham Lincoln as President in 1860; he and the Republican Party were against slavery