Civil War #1 Flashcards

1
Q

Blockade

A

Setting up a physical barrier to communication and/or trade

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2
Q

Border States

A

Slave states that stayed in the Union

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3
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Casualty

A

A solider who is killed, injured, captured, or missing in battle.

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4
Q

Copperheads

A

Northern Democrats who wanted to make peace with the South

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5
Q

Draft

A

System of selecting people for required military service

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6
Q

Income Tax

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Fee payed to the government based on the amount of money you earn

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7
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Habeas Corpus

A

Court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person

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8
Q

Abraham Lincoln

A

President of the U.S.

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9
Q

Jefferson Davis

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President of the Confederate States of America

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10
Q

Robert E. Lee

A

Main Commander of the Confederate Army

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11
Q

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

A

General who stood his ground and helped the Confederacy win at the Battle of Bull Run

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12
Q

Winfield Scott

A

General-in-Chief who developed the Anaconda Plan

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13
Q

Which Side: Had more miles of railroad

A

Union

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14
Q

Had more experienced officers

A

Confederacy

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15
Q

Frequently fighting on their own land with help from the local people

A

Confederacy

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16
Q

Had more factories

A

Union

17
Q

Had more farmland to help feed soldiers and civilians

A

Union

18
Q

Had better communication due to the telegraph

A

Union