Chapter 16 The Civil War
| A | B |
|---|---|
| William Tecumseh Sherman | planned to destroy Southern railroads and industry |
| total war | destroy civilian and economic resources |
| Appomattox Courthouse | where Lee surrendered to Grant and ended the Civil War |
What is destroying civilian and economic resources called?
total war. the practice of destroying civilian and economic resources.
What happened to southern civilians during the civil war?
White women and children were left to fend for themselves, and many became widows and orphans when one in five Confederate soldiers died. In the countryside, armies destroyed and appropriated property, seized food, burned fences, and turned houses into hospitals.
What was the plan to reunite the Union after the Civil War was called?
On December 8, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln offers his conciliatory plan for reunification of the United States with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.
What are two things that destroyed the economy of the south?
A Devastated Economy The enormous cost of the Confederate war effort took a high toll on the South’s economic infrastructure. The direct costs to the Confederacy in human capital, government expenditures, and physical destruction from the war totaled $3.3 billion.
Why was the South destroyed?
Much of the Southern United States was destroyed during the Civil war. Farms and plantations were burned down and their crops destroyed. Federal troops occupied much of the South during the Reconstruction to insure that laws were followed and that another uprising did not occur.
Which two battles began to change the tide of the war in favor of the union?
The Union’s eventual victory in the Battle of Gettysburg would give the North a major morale boost and put a definitive end to Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s bold plan to invade the North.
How did Southern States rejoin the Union?
Congress also passed two amendments to the Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment made African-Americans citizens and protected citizens from discriminatory state laws. Southern states were required to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment before being readmitted to the union.
