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civil war notecards
for the civil war test
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Sociology
6th Grade
01/13/2010

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Term

Cotton Diplomacy

 

Definition
Great Britain would support the confederated, because they needed the raw cotton
Term
Border States
Definition
delaware, kentucky, maryland, and missouri- slave states stayed loyal to union
Term
thomas 'stonewall' jackson
Definition
stood there like a stone wall- confederate leader
Term
the first battle of bull run
Definition
sparked the civil war
Term
George b mcClellan
Definition
union leader- disiplined army
Term
battle of antietam 
Definition
bloodiest single day war
Term
ironclads
Definition
ships heavily armored with iron
Term
ulysses s grant
Definition
 union army leader
Term
david farragut
Definition
UNION
Term
george pickett
Definition
commanded largest unit... confederate
Term
pickett charge
Definition
15,000 mean marched up to cemetry ridge
Term
william tecuseh sherman
Definition
carried put plan to destroy souths economy
Term
appomattox courthouse
Definition
lee surrendered to grant
Term
north's strengths
Definition

  1. railroad junctions
  2. food
  3. war supply

Term
souths strengths
Definition

  1. defensive war
  2. familiar terain
  3. friendly pop.

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north's weaknesses
Definition

  1. foreign terain
  2. fighting offensive
  3. not as talented officers
  4. many immigrants

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souths weaknesses
Definition

  1. english supported north
  2. small food crops
  3. poor transportation

 

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