Chapter 16 - The Civil War, 1861-1865

Jefferson Davis

________ had held national cabinet positions, had experience as an administrative officer, and was an ex- military man, although he had been unable to hold the Confederation together.

1864

The ________ presidential election was complicated by the war.

Abraham Lincoln

In 1862 ________, aware of the dividing opinion in the north, embarked on the development of a declaration of emancipation.

Sherman

________ was locked up in the battle with Lee in north Virginia as ________ devastated the lower south.

Lincoln

________ first supported the recruitment of black soldiers as part of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Law of February

The ________ 1862 establishes a country's monetary system.

Morrill Tariff Act

The ________ was quickly passed by the Republicans, and the tariffs increased to over double by 1864, and by subsequent measures.

Lincoln

He was appointed east by president ________ in March 1864 as General- in- Chief of the Union Forces.