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Cards in this guide (12)
The agrarian south was at a disadvantage against the

the industialize north

How did the public react to the Battle of Shiloh

the public was shocked and horrified by the large number of dead and injured. (novanet)

Where did the homestead act open land to farming

The West

How did General Lee respond to Confederate victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville

General Lee responded by having another shot at invading the North, which came to grief at Gettysburg.

What characteristic did recruits in a typical regiment share

They were from the same town.

Where was the first major battle for African American troops in the union army

Port Hudson, Mississippi

What was the successful union strategy for taking Vicksburg

Distracting the attention of the garrison commander by ordering a cavalry raid right down through the state of Mississippi, while Grant managed to get his men across to the East bank of the river, unnoticed.

How did southern Democrats appeal to small farmers after the Civil War

Southern democrats appealed to small farmers after the Civil War because they wanted to get the farmers to see that building roads would end in higher taxes. They also wanted to get the farmers to see that the higher taxes would happen if schools were to be built.
One way in which Southern Democrats appealed to small farmers was by arguing that the construction of new roads led to higher taxes. They made the same argument in terms of building new schools.

What role did the redeemers play in ending reconstruction

they worked to put white southerners back into power

How did carpetbaggers affect southern politics

The carpetbaggers affected post-Civil War southern politics by insinuating themselves in the local southern economic and political structure. Proposing short-term policies that were profitable to themselves, carpetbaggers slowed the Souths post-war recovery by decades.

What was president lincoln's first response to the situation as fort Sumter

He couldn't declare war, because that would mean recognising the Confederacy as a sovereign nation.

So he called for volunteer troops - and the other side was in no doubt what they were meant for.

What did the United states treasury create when the legal tender act was passed in 1862

Common National Currency

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