TCI 22.2-22.

3 Study Guide Akash Kar

The Civil War: Preparing for War, Bull Run, the Role of Women in the War
WL
blockade: the closing off of an area to prevent
goods or people from entering/leaving
Core 3
ID
Confederacy: the independent country declared
by the southern states, calling them the
Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis: president of the Confederacy
Rose Greenhow: a southern sympathizer, used
friendship with gov officials to transmit plans to
the South, Manassas
Thomas Jackson: Confederate general, a.k.a.
Stonewall Jackson; led a Virginia regiment
victory at Bull Run (Manassas).
Dorothea Dix: director of the Union Army’s
nursing service; insisted that female nurses be
30+, plain looking, strong, and willing to do
unpleasant work.

1. Thought it wouldn’t take long, looked forward to a victory.

2. The North had a large population, more money/technology, money, and more farms.
3. They lacked military leaders—1/3 went to the South.
4. It was large, and the coastline was hard to blockade. They also had the social aspect—they
thought they were going to win.
5. Whoever controlled the Mississippi had the power. They had few factories, and cotton trade
could be cut off.
6. They were both from Kentucky, public officials, and equally dedicated to their causes.
JD grew up on a plantation, had access to better education, military training, had military
experience, held cabinet position under Pres. Pierce.
AL was poor, did not settle on career until 30s, little schooling
7. The Anaconda Plan
- surround and blockade the South
- split the Confederacy in two
- capture the capital at Richmond; destroy the gov’t
8. When men went off to war, women took on leadership roles, acted as the head of the
household, worked in factories, became nurses, teachers, and government workers.
9. They became messengers, guides, scouts, smugglers, soldiers, spies, and worked in military
hospitals.
10. The “angel of the battlefield” was Clara Barton, founded the American Red Cross.