Hist 1000 Lecture 31 Outline of Last Lecture The Civil War as an Irrepressible Conflict- The Human Costs- The Economic CostsThe Balance Sheet of War: What Were the Confederate Chances?- The Cotton Embargo and the Northern Blockade- Agricultural Modernization and Industrial Growth in the North- Class Conflict North and SouthOutline of Current Lecture The Role of the Federal Government in Northern Victory: Securing the Political Base- A Northern Route for the Transcontinental Railroad, 1862 and 1864- The Morrill Land Grant Act, 1862- The Homestead Act, 1862The Role of Slavery and Black Agency in Northern Victory- Initial Union Policy toward Slavery: Compensated, Gradual Emancipation and the “White Man’s War”- The Radical Alliance: Slaves Become “Contraband” and The Passage of the Confiscation Acts, 1861, 1862- The Emancipation Proclamation and the Radical Alliance Becomes Union Policy- The Confederate Policy Response to the Emancipation ProclamationCurrent LectureThe Role of the Federal Government in Northern Victory: Securing the Political Base- A Northern Route for the Transcontinental Railroad, 1862 and 1864o Chartered corporations to make a railroad from western Iowa to Californiao Did not do this earlier because the south didn’t want this because it was stationed in thenortho 60 million in loans and 20 million acres along railroad pathThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- The Morrill Land Grant Act, 1862o Fostered the establishment of 69 collegeso Gave land and loans to make schools and colleges- The Homestead Act, 1862o Passed legislation that gives 160 free acres to families, they just had to go out and claim their landThe Role of Slavery and Black Agency in Northern Victory- Initial Union Policy toward Slavery: Compensated, Gradual Emancipation and the “White Man’s War”- The Radical Alliance: Slaves Become “Contraband” and The Passage of the Confiscation Acts, 1861, 1862- The Emancipation Proclamation and the Radical Alliance Becomes Union Policyo The Pivotal Role of the Black Military Contributiono Impact on European Supporto Impact on Non Slaveholding Whiteso Impact on Black Civilians: The Port Royal Experiment- The Confederate Policy Response to the Emancipation Proclamationo The Fort Pillow Massacre, April 12, 1864o The Negro Soldier Law, March,
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