Chapter 15 Flashcards
Border states - did not join confederacy
Kentucky Missouri Maryland Delaware
A federal outpost in charleston,sc that was attacked by the confederate army beginning civil war
Fort Sumter
States seceded from union
SC Georgia Alabama Mississippi Texas Louisiana Florida
Lincoln’s order to free slaves in confederate states
Emancipation proclamation
A constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
Lincoln changed this in the constitution so he could arrest copperheads
Habeas Corpus
Civil war nurse who organized collection of medicine supplies for the battlefield
Clara Barton
Where lee surrendered to grant ending civil war
Appomattox courthouse
Failed confederate attack on cemetery ridge at Gettysburg led 15,000 men
Pickets charge
Confederate general nickname for holding fast at first battle of bull run
Stonewall Jackson
Biggest killer in war
Disease
Typhoid
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
First battle of civil war took place
Fort Sumter
South hoped to gain help of British during war by selling
Cotton
Advantages north had over south
Population
Transport
Money
Year West Virginia joined union
1863
Jackson was general for
South
Bloodiest single day battle
battle of Antietam
Union naval blockade set up to
Stop south from receiving goods
Confederates used small fast ships to get past ______ that was set up by union
Naval blockade
Total amount days the war lasted at battles of bull run
4 days
1 for battle bull run
Grants first two victories at these forts
Fort Henry
Fort donelson
Leader in capture of New Orleans for union
Farragut
Ate dogs and rats
Siege of Vicksburg
Group of Indians helped confederates out west believing they would gain more freedom
Cherokee
Focus of war in west
Gain control of Mississippi River
Angel of battlefield
Barton
Peace democrats opposed Lincoln and felt sorry for the south
Copperheads
Feared emancipation bc they thought freed slaves could take over their jobs
Laborers
2 things might happen to african American soldiers if they were captured in war
Killed of sold as slaves
Union forces found these two places to set up defensive positions at Gettysburg
Cemetery ridge
Culps hill
Given to praise union soldiers who died
One of most famous speeches
Gettysburg address
Sherman’s plan was to knock
Railroad links
Confederates survived pickets charge
Fewer than half
2 documents delivers during office
Emancipation proc
Gettysburg address
Lincoln’s promise in inaugural address
To not end slavery
Union would stay together
Had more railroads
Union
Difficult to blockade
Confederacy
First battle civil war and confederate victory
1st battle bull run
Union army gained greater control of the Mississippi River
Battle of Shiloh
Unions 6 week blockade of the city let to a confederate surrender
Siege of Vicksburg
3 day battle bloodiest of civil war
Turning point stopped lee from invading north
Battle of Gettysburg
Colors of union and confederacy
Blue
Grey
Created palm to block trade from south
Control Mississippi River
Scott
Advantages confederates had
Brilliant officers
Food
Defend themselves on their own soil
Advantages of union
Railroads
Farmland
Developed economy
Large pop
