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.
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1. What did Southern states claim to govern themselves without federal interference, especially regarding slavery?
2. What did the secession of South Carolina in 1860 signify in American history?
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