Chapter 16 Vocabulary Flashcards
Fort Sumter
a federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by Confederate troops beginning the Civil War
border states
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri; slave states that lay between the North and the South and did not join the Confederacy during the Civil War
cotton diplomacy
Confederate efforts to use the importance of Southern cotton to Britain’s textile industry to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in the Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run
the first major battle of the Civil War, resulting in a Confederacy victory; showed that the Civil War would not be easily won
Seven Days’ Battles
a series of clashes that forced the Union army to retreat from near Richmond
Second Battle of Bull Run
a Civil War battle in which the Confederate army forced most of the Union army out of Virginia
Battle of Antietnam
a Union victory in which the Civil War that marked the bloddiest single-day battle in the U.S military history
ironclad
a warship that is heavily armored with iron
innovation
a new idea or way of doing something
Battle of Shiloh
a Civil War battle in Tennessee in which the Union army gained greater control over the Mississippi River valley
Seige of Vicksburg
the Union army’s six-week blockade of Vicksburg that led the city to surrender during the Civil War
emancipation
freeing of the slaves
Emancipation Proclamation
an order issued by President Ahbraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; to effect Janurary 1, 1863
contrabands
an escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War
54th Massachusetts Infantry
African American Civil War regiment that captured Fort Wagner in South Carolina
copperheads
a group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War
Habeas Corpus
the constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
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| Battle of Gettysburg</p>
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| a Union Civil War victory that turned the tide against the Confederates at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania</p>
Pickett’s Charge
George Pickett & 15,000 other men of the Confederacy marched to the Cemetry Ridge to attack Union position
Gettysburg Address
a speech given by Abraham Lincoln in which he praised the bravery of Union soliers and renewed his commitments winning the Civil War
Wilderness Campaign
a series of battles between Union and Confederacy forces in northern and central Virginia that delayed the Union capture of Richmond
execute
to perform, carry out
total war
a type of war in which an army destroys its opponents ability to fight by targeting civilian and economic as well as military resources
Appomattox Courthouse
the location where General E. Lee forced to surrender thus ending the Civil War
