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Littleuseofslaves
Primarilyantislavery
Money
Population(22million)
Railroads
TheSouth:
Agriculture
Heavyuseofslaves
Proslavery
Lessresources
Smallerpopulationwithoutslaves
Hadgreatmilitaryleaders
TheKnowNothings:
FormedafterthecollapseoftheWhigparty
(1850s)
Antiimmigrant
AntiCatholicbecausetheyfearedCatholics
weremoreloyaltothePopethentotheU.S.
Hadsomesuccessinstateandlocalelectionsbut
failedtoremainanexistingparty
TheFreeSoilers:
1848
Antislavery
Opposedtheextensionofslaverybecausethey
believedthefreemanonfreesoilhadtherightto
workandslavesjusttookjobsaway
NominatedVanBuren
MosteventuallybecameRepublicans
TheUnion:
Goals:Atfirsttheywantedtoreconcilethe
Unionbutafterthewarstartedtheyjustwantedto
keepthestatestogether
Strategies:AnacondaPlan
Wonthewar
TheConfederacy:
Goals:WantedtobreakawayfromtheUnion
andbecomeanindependentnationtobefreefrom
Northernoppressionandtherepressionofslavery
Strategies:Defensivewar,cottondiplomacy
TheConfederacyputupagoodstrongfightbut
ultimatelylostthewar
ReconstructionSuccesses:
AlltheCivilWaramendments14thand15th
AfricanAmericanswereelectedtooffice
Reunitedthenation
FreedmensBureau
ReconstructionFailures:
TheKKKwantedtostopblacksfromexercising
theirrights
BlackCodesrestrictionsonAfricanAmericans
JimCrowLawsandsegregation
Polltax,literacytest,grandfatherclause