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16.1 & 16.2
Civil War
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History
9th Grade
03/22/2012

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Term

Capital of the Confederacy

(the South)

Definition
Richmond
Term

Strengths for the Union

(North)

Definition

more soldiers

more weapons

more food

Term

Strengths for the Confederacy

(South)

Definition

better military leaders

fight on their own land (most battles are in the South)

Term

Why does the Union want to fight the Civil War?

(the North)

Definition
to keep the country together
Term

Why does the Confederacy want to fight the Civil War?

(the South)

Definition

they want to make their own country

they want to keep their slaves

Term

Nickname for Union soldiers

(the North)

Definition
Yankees
Term

Nickname for soldiers in the Confederacy

(the South)

Definition
Rebels
Term
Strange scream the Rebels use to scare the Yankee soldiers at 1st Bull Run
Definition
rebel yell
Term
Why was the battle of the Monitor v. Merrimack important?
Definition

first battle of ironclad ships

(ships covered with iron)

Term
This battle was the single bloodiest one-day battle of the whole Civil War
Definition
Antietam
Term
The North knew about Gen. Lee's (leader of the south's army) war plans because 2 soldiers found them in these:
Definition
wrapped in cigars
Term

Gen. Stonewall Jackson

marched his men 50 miles to fight at this battle

Definition
2nd Bull Run
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