Who were the Rebels or Confederates
The people from the South
Who was the president of the CSA
Jefferson Davis
What problems did the Confederate government from the start
internal problems
What were the rebelled states
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina
Who was the first state to rebel?
South Carolina
Before Lincoln was elected, how many states had rebelled?
7⃣
The CSA never gained?
Foreign recognition
The Souths economy was based off?
Cotton
MAJORITY OF FARMS IN SOUTH?
WERE SMALL
Slaves were used by?
Wealthy plantation owners
What is the Cotton Diplomacy?
That other countries would need cotton. Which would lead to those countries recognizing the CSA as a independent nation.
The south printed paper money during the war without the value of silver and gold to back it up. this led to?
INFLATION
The Union blockade hurt what about the South?
The Souths ability to earn income from duties
The North was called what?
USA or the Union
aka Yankees
Where was the capital of the Union?
Washington DC
Who was the president of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What were the states in the Union?
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, California, and Oregon.
What was the Norths economy based off of?
Industry
What was a source of friction between the North and South?
The Norths growing economic power
Why did the North raise the duties on imports to 50%?
To finance the war
The North printed paper money during the war without the value of silver and gold to back it up. this led to?
Inflation!
Who were the border states?
West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky
What were the furious debates before the war over?
The expansion of slavery into new states
What was the problem with admitting new states?
Because new states would upset the balance in the senate between free and slave states.
