Chapet 16 the Civil War
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Union Soldiers | Yankees |
| Southern Soldiers | Rebles |
| Confederate President | Jefferson Davis |
| the 4 Boarder States | Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware |
| The reason the North blocked the Southern Ports | to prevent supplies from reaching the south and prevent the south from exporting cotton to make money |
| 1st major battle of the civil war | Bull Run |
| Casualties | People that died in the war |
| Blockade Runners | Confederate ships that could sail in and out of southern ports passed the Northern Blockade |
| The 1st battle of metal covered ships was between what 2 ships | Merrimack and Monitor |
| Why did the Union what control over the Mississippi River? | To keep the Confederacy from transporting goods in and out |
| Emancipation Proclamation was | The freedom of slaves |
| The 13th Amendment | Abolished ( ended) slavery |
| Harriet Tubman was famous for what | The underground rail road that helped hundreds of slaves escape |
| The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was made up of who | African American soldiers let by white abolitionists (person that wants to do away with slavery) |
| After Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclaimation | Britain and France did not recognize the Confederacy |
| The Draft | required men ages 18-35 service 3 years in the army |
| Inflation | an increase in prices |
| Northern money | Greenbacks |
| How did the Union encourage men to enlist into the Military | Offering bounties or payment |
| Habeas Corpus | The right to a hearing before being sentenced to jail |
| Who surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865 | General Lee |
| Where did the surrender take place | Appomattox Court House in Virgina |
| How many soldiers died in the war | Approximately 600,000 |
| Sherman led what march | The march to the sea |
| Total War | You cut a path of complete distruction (ruin or damage) to end the war. |
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