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How did the union's purposes in the civil war change between 1861 and 1865?

Lincoln set the purpose as bringing the Union together and it stayed that way the entire war.


What problems developed on the union home front during the civil war?

the people that stayed home from the war had a lot of work to do


Why do you think that the Border states stayed in the Union but would not provide soldiers to fight the war?

Many of them stayed in the Union, because they were occupied, and many felt that the Confederate government in Richmond could Never defeat the Union government in Washington DC. They stayed because they did not think the Civil War would end slavery and they could still keep their slaves even if they stayed in the Union. It was not until 1844, after the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln, that they found out that slavery would be abolished in the USA once and for all. Of course they did not provide soldiers to fight the war, but, it was obvious to almost everyone that there was simply no way the Confederates could defeat the Union. The South lacked industry, a Navy, and manpower to win the war. All the South had was cotton and slaves.


What did the union soldiers think they were fighting for during the civil war?

The Union soldiers thought that they were fighting for slaves to be free.


What four slave states stayed with the union during the civil war?

Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. West Virginia was also formed during this time period and remained loyal to the Union. Slaves in these states were not freed till after the civil war; not even by the Emancipation Proclamation.

Related Questions

Where is the union capital during the civil war on a map?

The union capital stayed in Washington, DC.


What is the word for slaves states that stayed in the union when the civil war began?

Border States


Which side did each border state take during the Civil War?

They stayed loyal to the Union.


What slave states stayed in the Union when the civil war began?

Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky


When and where was the first labor union?

The National Labor Union in the United States was formed after the Civil war but only lasted about 6 years


Is it true that USA used to stand for union states of America?

No, it was just 'The Union' - the term for the states that had stayed loyal during the Civil War.


How many years did the Confederate and Union armies fight in the American Civil War?

It lasted for 4 years.


Who was America in war with in the Civil War?

The war was between the US states that withdrew(seceded) from the federal union of the United States and those who stayed in the union.


What is the battle between the union and the south called?

There were several battles. However, the whole was called the 'Civil War'. It lasted from 1860 to 1865.


How did the union's purposes in the civil war change between 1861 and 1865?

Lincoln set the purpose as bringing the Union together and it stayed that way the entire war.


Who were we fighting in the civil war?

The Condedrerates, the ones who secced for the United States and the Union, the states that stayed loyal to the United States. The confederates were in the south and the union was in the north.


What problems developed on the union home front during the civil war?

the people that stayed home from the war had a lot of work to do