Civil War #1 Flashcards
Blockade
Setting up a physical barrier to communication and/or trade
Border States
Slave states that stayed in the Union
Casualty
A solider who is killed, injured, captured, or missing in battle.
Copperheads
Northern Democrats who wanted to make peace with the South
Draft
System of selecting people for required military service
Income Tax
Fee payed to the government based on the amount of money you earn
Habeas Corpus
Court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
Abraham Lincoln
President of the U.S.
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederate States of America
Robert E. Lee
Main Commander of the Confederate Army
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
General who stood his ground and helped the Confederacy win at the Battle of Bull Run
Winfield Scott
General-in-Chief who developed the Anaconda Plan
Which Side: Had more miles of railroad
Union
Had more experienced officers
Confederacy
Frequently fighting on their own land with help from the local people
Confederacy