Social Studies 15-1 and 15-2 Quiz
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 border states | slave states that did not secede from the Union |
| neutral | not favoring either side |
| martial law | type of rule in which the military is in charge and citizens' rights are suspended |
| blockade | a military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it |
| Bull Run | first major Battle of the Civil War; surprising Confederate victory which took place in Manassas, Virginia |
| Union | the Northern states |
| Confederacy | the Southern states |
| Robert E. Lee | Commander of the Confederate army in the East |
| Abraham Lincoln | 16th President of the United States |
| Richmond | the capital city of the Confederate States |
| Ironclad | warships covered with protective iron plates |
| Shiloh | battle that allowed the Union to gain control of a major railroad in Tennessee |
| George McClellan | commander of the Union Army |
| casualty | the military term for persons killed, wounded, or missing in action |
| Ulyssess S. Grant | successful commander of the Union army (think U for Ulyssess and U for Union!) |
| Mathew Brady | photographer who documented the Civil War |
| Antietam | bloodiest single-day battle in American history, after which Lee retreated from MD back to VA |
| Monitor | Union ironclad ship that fought in the most famous naval battle of the war |
| David Farragut | commander of the Union fleet on the Mississippi River (hint: think Farragut's Fleet!) |
| Mississippi River | the South's major transportation link |
| What was name of the Northern strategy to blockade Southern ports and seize control of major waterways? | ______________________ Plan |
| Who was the first commander of the Union army? (He was replaced after the First Battle of Bull Run). | ... |
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