Significant Causes of the US Civil War, Compromise of 1877, Key Terms and People

1.Significant causes of the U.S Civil War
oSlavery was a growing moral issue in the north, versus its defense and expansion in the south
oConstitutional disputes over the nature of the federal Union and state rights
oEconomic differences between the industrialized north and the agricultural south over such issues as tariffs, banking and internal improvements
oPolitical blunder and extremism
2.Key People in the Union and the Confederacy
oLee: Commanding the Army of N. Virginia, he took the offensive in the 7 Days Battle and beat the Union army at the 2nd battle of Bull Run. Lee repulsed Union advances at the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville and Grant's assaults in the Wilderness Campaign. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomatox Courthouse.
oJackson: At the 1st battle of Bull Run Jackson earned his nick name when he and his brigade stood "like a stone wall." Serving under Lee, Jackson flanked the Union army to set up the Confederate victory at the second battle of Bull Run. At Chancellorsville Jackson again flanked the Union army but was mortally wounded by his own troops.
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