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- The Union strategy now turned to _____ ___
- The Battle of Bull Run showed the North that the war would not be a "one punch knockout" and gave the South ____ ________ ___ _____________,
- what year did the phrase manifest destiny start
- After this battle, Lee hoped to thrust into the North and win, hopefully persuading the Border States to join the South and foreign countries to ____________ __ __________ ___ ____ _______
- As a result to the draft, ______ ______ ________ ____
- Union tried to _______ ____ _______ to undermine the South's very economic foundations.
- At first, there were a lot of volunteers, but in 1863, after enthusiasm slacked off, Congress passed its first ________ _____ _________ ___________
- The British also feared _________ ___________ _________ _______________
- Later in 1861, command of the Army of the Potomac (name of the Union army) was given to 34 year old _____________ ___________ _ ________________
- The North actually emerged from the Civil War more prosperous than before, since new factories had been formed; _____ _____________ _______was born for the first time in history.
- The North, however, had to use a trial-and-error method to sort out effective leaders from the many_________________ ______________ _____________
- The Union tried to cut the Confederacy in half by _________ ___________ ____ ____ ________________ _______
- Late in 1861, a Union warship stopped the British mail steamer ____ _________ and forcibly removed two Confederate diplomats bound for Europe.
- Most of the Five Civilized Tribes (_____, _____, _____, _____, _____) sided with the South
- __________ _______________ ________________, America's administer to Britain, persuaded Britain not to build any more ships for the Confederacy, since they might someday be used against England.
- However, the North had a huge economy, its greatest strength, much more men available to fight, and it controlled the sea, _________________ __________ _____________ ___________ ____________ ____________ _____________
- _____________ ___of France also installed a puppet government in Mexico City, in violation of the Monroe Doctrine.
- The South was depending on ___________ ____________ to win the war, but didn't get it.
- Lincoln, though with his problems, had the benefit of ____________ ___ ______________ ______________ and grew patient and relaxed as the war dragged on.
- The Border States also _____________________________________________which would have made it easy to move supplies.