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Chapter 16 All
U.S. History
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History
8th Grade
03/24/2011

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Fort Sumter
Definition
On April 12, 1861, the CSA fired on Fort Sumter and started Civil War. Civil War ended on April 9, 1865
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Robert E. Lee
Definition
Leader of the Confederate Army
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Border state
Definition
Slave states next to free states
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King Cotton
Definition
Basis of our economy
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Anaconda Plan
Definition
To cut the South off from supplies, Mississippi River, and their capital
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Blockade
Definition
Preventing goods in or out of an area
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First Battle of Bull Run (Manasses)
Definition
1st battle of the Civil War. Rebel yell scares Union and the Confederacy wins
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Hygiene
Definition
Conditions that promote health. More people died of bad hygiene than bullets
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Rifle
Definition
A gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the gun
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Minie Ball
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A bullet with a hollow base that expands upon firing
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Ironclad
Definition
A warship covered with iron. The Merrimack fought for the south and the Monitor fought for the north
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Ulysses S. Grant
Definition
Leader of the Union army in the West
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Battle of Shiloh
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Fiercest fighting so far (means place of peace)
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Cavalry
Definition
Soldiers on horseback
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Seven Day’s Battles
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A week of fighting that caused the North to retreat
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Battle of Antietam
Definition
Bloodiest day in history
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