Civil War Terms Flashcards by Natasha varela

Q

Fort Sumter

A

Where war began

First shooting

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Name of the south

A

Rebels

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Name of the north

A

Yankees

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Major battle

A

Battle of bull run

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Blockade runner

A

Private merchants

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Battle of the iron clads

A

Iron ships

First submarine

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Q

War in the west

A

To fight to control the rivers

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War in the east

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To capture the capital cities

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Peninsula campaign

A

7 days battles

Goal was to capture Richmond

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Q

Copper heads

A

Peace democrats

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Battle of Antietam

A

Political Turning point

They found lees battle plan

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54th regiment

A

All black regiment
Commander
Robert Gould Shaw

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Napoleon

A

Most popular and widely used

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Parrot rifle

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( Shot a variety of weights ) - very accurate

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Gatling Gun

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First machine gun

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Q

What did women do

A

Nurses
Factories - sewing
Government jobs - copyist

Q

Bounty jumpers

A

When men would jump to sign up different places to get money

Q

Lawrence chamberlain

A

Hero of Gettysburg