Two Sides-Early Years Of War Flashcards
What state was the most important border state
Maryland
What was the confederates capital
Richmond,Virginia
What was the unions capital
Washington, D.C.
What were the Norths Strengths
- more people
- more money $$
- more resources
What were the souths strengths
- excellent military leaders
- strong fighting spirit
- knew the land they were fighting on
What was the first major battle of the civil war
The battle of bull run
Who broke union lines and defeated the Yankees
Stonewall Jackson
Why did the union want to control the Mississippi River
So the south could not get any supplies
Who became a war hero
Ulysses Grant
What was a ironclad
A warship equipped with iron plating for protection
On April 25th 1862 what state did the north capture
New Orleans
What battle happened on September 17,1821
Battle Of Antietam
What did Lincoln view the civil war as
A battle for the union but he made a urge to make it a fight to end slavery
What is the emancipation proclamation
Decree that freed the enslaved people in the south on January 1,1863
What did the proclamation do?
It meant that the government declared slavery to be wrong-but it would take a union victory to end slavery in the U.S.
