Civil War (1 jan 1861 ano – 1 jun 1865 ano)
Descrição:
Growing divisions bw N and S
-> militant sourhtern leaders wanted succession
- By the time Lincoln took office states were already leaving
N: anaconda, emancipation, black workers for union, british
S: outside help
Promoting Union Economic Growth:
- Homestead Act 1862: permitted any citizen to claim 160 acres of public land after living on it for five years
- Morrill land Grant: state gov gets land->uses it to fund education
- More Tariffs
- Transcontinental railroad
- National bank acts
Government:
- Emancipation proclamation
- Gettysburg address
Financing War:
- Levying taxes
- Issuing paper currency
- Borrowing Congress levied new taxes
- Loans from USA people
Union Army:
- bulk volunteers
- 1963= drafts -> riots
Adicionado na linha do tempo:
Data:
1 jan 1861 ano
1 jun 1865 ano
~ 4 years and 4 months