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Chapter 17 8th Grade Flashcards

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1
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Where was Fort Sumter?

A

Charleston Harbor South Carolina

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Date of Fort Sumter

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April 12, 1861

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President of Confederacy for Fort Sumter

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Jefferson Davis

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Fort Sumter; states that secede

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South Carolina was first, but 7 in total.

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Fort Sumter; winner

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South

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Fort Sumter; Major Robert Anderson

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Union

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Fort Sumter; General PGT Beauregard

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Confederates

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Emancipation Proclamation; who issued?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Emancipation Proclamation; when/why then?

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January 1, 1863 (after the battle of Antietam)
So we could win a battle and not look weak

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Define emancipate

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to set free

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Emancipation Proclamation; Lincoln’s political goal.

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to keep our country united. He was only setting slaves free in the confederate states.

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12
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emancipation proclamation; impact on war

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England stopped helping the South

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Gettysburg; Commander of Union

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General Meade

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Gettysburg; commander of confederates

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Robert E. Lee

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Gettysburg; day 1 and 2

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the union held strong (lots of fighting)

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Gettysburg; day 3

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We had Pickets charge

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Gettysburg; who occupied Seminary Ridge

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Confederates

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Gettysburg; who occupied cemetery ride

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union

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gettysburg; Lee’s right hand man @ Gettysburg

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General Longstreet and General Picket

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Gettysburg; winner

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union

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Vicksburg; union commander

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General Grant

22
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Vicksburg; confederate commander

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General Pemberton

23
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Vicksburg; date of surrender

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July 4, 1863

24
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Define siege

A

nonstop attack

25
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Vicksburg; Two nicknames for Grant

A

unconditional surrender and the butcher

26
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Why was Vicksburg crucial

A

It gave us control over the Mississippi river.

27
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Total war

A

When everyone is involved, including civilians.

28
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The winner of Vicksburg

A

Union

29
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Appomattox Courthouse; union commander

A

General Grant

30
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Appomattox Courthouse; confederate commander

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General Lee

31
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Appomattox Courthouse; who surrendered

A

the confederates

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Appomattox Courthouse; date

A

april 9, 1865

33
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Appomattox Courthouse; winner

A

Union

34
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Purpose of Gettysburg Address

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to continue to fight so that everyone that died did not die in vain, and to dedicate the battle field and cemetery in honor of everyone who lost their lives.

35
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George McClellan

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Very cautious and moves slowly

36
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William Sherman

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Was ordered to destroy everything in the south (Georgia)… then march to the Atlantic…. destroying everything in its path.

37
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Artillery

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cannons

38
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infantry

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foot soldiers; the main forces in battle

39
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cavalry

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soldiers on horse; the eyes and ears of the army

40
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martial law

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rule by the army instead of elected government

41
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inflation

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a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of our money

42
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Habeas Corpus

A

the right to a hearing before being jailed

43
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battle of shiloh

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also known as siege. fought to control the Mississippi river.

44
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Battle of Chancellorsville

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General Jackson’s last battle. A confederate victory.

45
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Battle of Fredericksburg

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One of the worst defeats for the union. Lee took down wave after wave of union troops.

46
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describe how the North and South felt about the Civil War in the very beginning

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They both realized that their hopes for a short war were unrealistic.

47
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Ironclad ships for Union

A

USS Monitor

48
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Ironclad ships for Confederacy

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The CSS Merrimac also referred to as the Virginia.

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Confederate Capital City

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Richmond Virginia

50
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President of the Union

A

Abraham Lincoln

51
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south=

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confederates

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north=

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union

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