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Chapter 6&7
Civil War
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History
11th Grade
08/28/2013

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Term
Civil War AKA
Definition
  • War between states
  • war of the rebellion
  • war of reccession
  • of southern independence
Term
Civil war
Definition
Conflict between two or more factions trying to take on ver a gov.
Term
AKA for North
Definition
Union/ blue/ yankees
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AKA for South
Definition
Confederacy/ gray/ rebels
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Cause of civil war
Definition
•economic rivalry between industrial N and agricultural S.
•states rights issues-secession
•preservation of Union
•slavery issue
Term
Five things a country shuld do b4 going to war
Definition
•pick leader
•build army-volunteers, draft
•reason
•supplies-weapons, medical, food, clothes
•permission
•money
•transportation
•industry redirected
•support
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Effects of war
Definition
•ended southern way of life-slave labor dependency for plantations
•ended slavery
•decided whether or not states could secede
Term
New methods of war
Definition
•mine
•rifled weapons
•telegraph
•photograph
•trenches
•RR
•bombs
Term
Matthew Brady
Definition
Famous civil war photographer
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War began
Definition
April 12, 1861 at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
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War ended
Definition
April 9, 1865 at town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia
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Why was the South fighting?
Definition
To preserve states rights.
Term
North advantages in war
Definition
•more RR
•more $
•established gov.
•more resources
•more workers/soldiers
Term
South disadvantages in war
Definition
•less $
•less RR
•build new gov.
•less workers/soldiers
•few resources
•no Navy
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North disadvantages
Definition
Had to conquer South
Term
South advantages
Definition
•defensive war
•fighting on native soil
•better trained officers
•better horseman/marksman
Term
Which states were the first to secede?
Definition
South Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, both Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missouri, Louisiana, TX
Term
Number of Confederate states
Definition
11
Term
Number of Union states
Definition
23
Term
President of Confederacy
Definition
Jefferson Davis
Term
Capitol of Confederacy
Definition
Richmond, Virgina
Term
Union strategy
Definition
• off south from ports-ruin economy
• split into thirds
• capture capitol
Term
Confederate strategy
Definition
Hold out against enemy attacks
Term
Robert E. Lee
Definition
•Confederate leader
•on me of greatest military strategist
•opposed slavery/secession
•displayed leadership, humility, compassion, dedication
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Fort Sumter
Definition
First battle, south fired first
Term
How did the north name a battle?
Definition
By closest stream or river
Term
How did south name battle?
Definition
By closest settlement
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Stonewall jackson
Definition
•one of greatest military geniuses of history
•opposed secession
•Christian witness
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Battle of ironclads
Definition
•confederacy sub-Merrimae
•union sub-Monitor
•was a draw
Term
Bloodiest day of war
Definition
Battle of Antietam
Term
Emancipation Proclamation
Definition
Jan 1, 1863
•little effect of African Americans
•"slaves in slave stars are free
•step toward abolition of slavery
Term
Battle of Chancellorsville
Definition
Souths costliest victory- Stonewall died, shot by own men
Term
Battle of Gettysburg
Definition
•turning pnt
•decisive battle
•lee decided to strike deep w/in Union territory
•south could not recover from loss
Term
General Ulysses S. GRANT
Definition
AKA: unconditional surrender Grant
•Lincolns mst valuable general
Term
Shermans Marches
Definition
Goal no longer just defeat enemy, now defeat and destroy ability to fight again.
•"scorched earth policy"
•Atlanta to Savannah
Term
April 9, 1865
Definition
Grant and Lee met at Mclean HOUSE in Appomattox court House In Virginia to discuss surrender
Term
Grants terms of surrender
Definition
•Lee's troops paroled
•officers allowed to keep arms/horses/mules
•25,000 in rations to I'll fed confederate soldiers
•allowed Lee to keep sword
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