Civil War 2 Flashcards

1
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Blockade

A

Preventing ships from entering or leaving a port

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2
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Border states

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Those states on the boundry between the north and south

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3
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Iornclad

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Wooden war ships covered w/ iron

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4
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Total war

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Grant won the west and siege Lincoln puts in charge of army of Potomac destroy the south from all sides sends William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops to the Deep South (Atlanta) burned city to ground

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5
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Appomattox court house

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The town chosen 2 be the place for the signing of the surrender by the south

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6
Q

13th amendment

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Forbids slavery

In the U.S

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7
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Emancipation Proclamation

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Order freeing the slaves on areas that rebelled against the union

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8
Q

Jefferson Davis

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Prez of confederacy

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9
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George B. McClellan

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Union army in 1861

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10
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Stonewall Jackson

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A southern general known for his bravery

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11
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Ulysses s. Grant

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Head of union army

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12
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David Farragut

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Naval officer who took New Orleans

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13
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Robert E. Lee

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Commander of the confederate army

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14
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William Tecumseh Sherman

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Union general who waged total war against Georgia

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15
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John Wilkes booth

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American stage actor who killed Lincoln on April 14 1861

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16
Q

54th amendment

A

An African American regiment

17
Q

Merrimack v. Monitor

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Ironclad Merrimack withdraws blockade of south is maintained

18
Q

Bull run /Manassas I

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Union general pope tries to reach Richmond efforts unsuccessful

19
Q

Antietam

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The bloodiest single day battle in American history

20
Q

Gettysburg / pickets charge

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Littered the field with gruesome piles of dead bodies 3,500 soldiers were buried there

21
Q

Siege at Vicksburg

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Vicksburg surrenders 2 grant all of Mississippi River now in Union control