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Chapter 10 - The Civil War
How did the Civil War affect the United States and its people?
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03/10/2009

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Battle Of Fort Sumter
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The first battle of the Civil War, on April 12, 1861, fought at Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
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Battle Of Bull Run/Manassas
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The first major conflict of the Civil War fought on Wilmer McLean's farm in Manassas Junction, Virginia.
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Richmond, Virginia
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Was the capital of the Confederate States Of America during the Civil War.
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Washington D.C.
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The capital of the Union states, which the Confederate States planned to invade. Lincoln organized a military force to protect it.
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Anaconda Plan
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A Civil War strategy made by President Abraham Lincoln and General Winfield Scott by which Union forces would establish a naval blockade of southern ports and take control of the Mississippi River in order to squeeze in on the South from the east and west and defeat it.
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General Ulysses S. Grant
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During the Civil War, Grant fought to win control of the Mississippi Valley. In February 1862, he took Fort Donelson in Tennessee, which was the first important victory of the Union. President Lincoln promoted Grant to major general of volunteers in 1863.
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General George B. McClellan
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Was a major general in the Civil War who organized the Army of the Potomac and was a general-in-chief of the Union Army.
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General Robert E. Lee
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A top Confederate General who decided to invade the Union territory by crossing into Maryland. His army clashed with Union soldiers in 1862 and there the bloodiest one-day battle occurred.
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Battle Of Antietam/Sharpsburg
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The bloodiest one-day battle, at Antietam Creek, Maryland. More than 20,000 soldiers were killed. It was a turning point in the war.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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An edict issued by President Lincoln, on January 1, 1863, to free the slaves in the confederate states.
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Habeas Corpus
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The right of a person being detained to appear in court so that a judge may determine whether the person had been imprisoned lawfully.
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Military Draft
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A system of requiring by law that all people who meet certain criteria, such as age and gender, report for military duty.
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Draft Riots
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A series of deadly riots that took place in the U.S. cities in 1863 to protest the newly established military draft.
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Copperheads
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During the Civil War, it was a nickname Republicans used to the Northerners who were Democrats and opposed the war and were sympathetic towards the South.
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Jefferson Davis
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Confederate President who faced many problems raising an army. He had troubling figuring out how to pay for the war while keeping the Southern Economy afloat.
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Embargo
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A government order that restricts or prohibits trade of a particular good or with a particular nation.
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Seige Of Vicksburg
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General Grant battled his way through the Mississippi River, then in May 1863, he brought his troops into Vicksburg, Mississippi for a long siege. They shelled the city and on July 4th, the Union gained control of the Mississippi Area.
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Battle Of Gettysburg
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General Lee invaded the North and his 75,000 troops met up with an army of 95,000 west of Gettysburg. The battle lasted for three days, as more than 50,000 soldiers were killed. The Union won.
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Gettysburg Address
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An inspirational speech given by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the civil war sight of Gettysburg. His words protected the ideals of freedom upon which the United States was founded.
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Total War
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A military policy in which one side in a conflict decides it is willing to make any sacrifice necessary to completely defeat the opposing side.
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General William T. Sherman
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A Union general who was a battle-hardened veteran and believed in total war. He took his troops into Atlanta and burned most of it to the ground.
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Sherman's March to the Sea
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During the civil war, a devastating total war campaign involved marching 60,000 troops through Georgia from Atlanta to destroy everything. Led by William Tecumseh Sherman.
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Appomattox Court House, Virginia
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The place where General Lee and Grant met on April 9th. They surrendered the war.
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