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History Final; Civil War

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South
Strength of______. "King Cotton"
Gettysburg
the turning point of the Civil war.
Fort Sumter
first battle of the Civil War in South Carolina. North had to surrender. Lincoln was put in a bad position because it was a Union fort in a Confederate state.
North
Strength of____. Larger eligibility for Military
Secession of the South
when Lincoln became president, Southerners felt their political voice was gone. They were afraid they would be forced into the same government as the North. South Carolina was the first.
South
Strength of_______. The soldiers were more devoted because they were fighting in their homeland
North
Strength of_____. Extensive railroad system
Order of Main events of the Civil War
1. Fort Sumter 2. Bull Run 3. Emancipation Proclamation 4. Gettysbury 5. Sherman's March to the Sea 6. Surrender at Appomattox Court House 7. Assassination of Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 freeing slaves in all regions behind Confederate Lines
13th Amendment
amendment to the Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
Anaconda Plan
A part of the_____. Step three was the Union armies would capture the Confederate capital (Richmond).
John Brown
an abolitionist who believed God called on him to fight slavery. Took part in Harper's Ferry Raid. Was later hanged for treason.
South
Strength of_____. Strong military tradition
Abe Lincoln
16th president. Murdered by John Wilkes Booth. Republican who helped with the emancipation proclamation and thirteenth amendment
North
Strength of_____. More iron production
Dred Scot
a slave who sued court for his freedom but was even allowed to get a court ruling because he was a slave.
Carpetbagger
a Northener who moved to the South after the Civil War.
Mason-Dixon Line
the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. It was populary considered before the end of slavery was the line of demarcation(seperation) between free and slave states
Causes of the Civil War
Slavery, Succession, Abraham Lincoln's election, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Industry and Immigration, Agriculture and Slavery
Grant
General for Union army who later became president (18th)from 1869 to 1877. Lincoln said he couldn't be spared when newspaper demanded his removal.
North
Strength of____. More naval ship tonnage
North
Strength of _____. Larger population
Jefferson Davis
the president of the Confederate States of America. Elected in 1861.
North
Strenth of____. More industrial workers
South
strength of ____. First-rate generals
Sharecropping
a system in which land owner's give farm workers land, seed, and tools in return for a part of the crops they raise.
Harriet Beacher Stowe
born in 1811. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. "So this is the little lady who made the big war"
Lee
believed slavery was evil, however, fought for confederacy. Loyalty to Virginia. General for Confederacy.
Anaconda Plan
a three-part strategy by which the Union proposed to defeat the Confederates in the Civil War.
Anaconda Plan
A part of the _______. Step one was to blockade Southern ports, so they could no longer import or export goods.
Reconstruction
the period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War. The Confederates were readmitted to the Union.
Abolition
movement to end slavery; to want slavery to end
Merrimac and Monitor
a historic duel. a historic duel- Confederates took a sunken Merrimack Union ship and covered it in iron. When Stephen R. Mallory heard of this he designed the Monitor (resembling a cheesebox). The Merrimack attacked three wooden Union warships. The Monitor engaged the Confederate vessel. The Era of wooden fighting ships was over.
Anaconda Plan
A part of the _____. Step two was the Union riverboats and armies would move down the Mississippi River and divide the Confederacy into two.
North
Strength of_____. more firearms production
Bull Run
also known as Manasses. The first civil war battle where blood was shed. victory for south. "Stonewall" Jackson got his name here. Located in Richmond, Virginia.
Sherman
superintendent of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy. Appointed by Grant to be commander of the military division of Mississippi. Raided Georgia. Abandoned his supply line and marched to the sea, making everyone in the south so sick of war "Sherman's March to the Sea"
Appomattox Court House
Appomattox, Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865 which ended the Civil War.
North
Strength of____. More food production

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