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Ch. 16 Vocab. SA

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a federal fort located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; the Southern attack on Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War. Fort Sumter
joined the Confederacy, was the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia. Robert E. Lee
a slave state that bordered states in which slavery was illegal. border state
cotton was called king because cotton was important to the world market, and the South grew most of the cotton for Europe's mills. King Cotton
a strategy by which the Union proposed to defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War. Anaconda Plan
when armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area. blockade
an 1861 battle of the Civil War in which the South shocked the North with a victory. First Battle of Bull Run
conditions and practices that promote health. hygiene
a gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air. rifle
a bullet with a hollow base. minie ball
a warship covered with iron. ironclad
a Union general whoc captured Ft. Henry/Donelson in Tennessee. Ulysses S. Grant
an 1862 battle in which the Union forced the Confederacy to retreat in some of the fiercest fighting in the Civil War. Battle of Shiloh
soldiers on horseback. calvary
an 1862 Civil War battle in which the Confederacy forced the Union to retreat before it could capture the Southern capital of Richmond. Seven Days' Battles
a Civil War battle in 1862 in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded. Battle of Antietam
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