Civil War Flashcards
Blockade
Setting up a physical barrier to communication and/or trade
Border States
Slave States that stayed in the Union
Casualty
A soldier who is killed, injured, captured, or missing in battle
Draft
System of selecting people for required military service
Income tax
Fee paid 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
Bull Run
The Confederacy won this battle that taught both sides that it would be a long and bloody war
Battle of Antietam
The union victory helped Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
issued to free salves in areas fighting against the Union.
Battle of Gettysburg
Lee invaded Pennsylvania. The confederacy will never regain the strength they had prior to this battle
Battle of Vicksburg
The Union gained control of the entire Mississippi River. Split the Confederacy in two and limited their ability to communicate
Abraham Lincoln
Union President
Jefferson Davis
Confederate President
Robert E. Lee
Union leader who came up with the Anaconda Plan
Sterling Price
Union General who won the Battle of Vicksburg
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Confederate General who won the Battle of Bull
Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate General who lost the Battle of Gettysburg
William C. Quantrill
Confederate Bushwhacker who attacked Lawrence, Kansas
Winfield Scott
Confederate leader who fought at the Battle of Mine Creek
