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SS Yoder Civil War
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Secede | to leave or withdraw |
| Fugitive | runaway or trying to run away |
| Civil War | conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country |
| Arsenal | a storage place for weapons and ammunition |
| Martyr | a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause |
| States' Rights | rights and powers independant of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution |
| Border States | the states between North and South that were divided over whether to stay in Union or join Confederacy |
| Casuality | a military person killed, wounded, or captured. |
| Bounty | money given as a reward to encourage enlistment in the army |
| Emancipate | to free from slavery |
| Blockade | cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or out |
| Greenback | a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by North during the Civil War |
| Draft | the selection of persons for required military service |
| Blockade Runner | ships that sails into and out of a blockaded area |
| Abolitionist | a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery |
| Best Selling Novel: 1852 | ~Uncle Tom's Cabin ~ becomes widely popular antislavery feeling in the North and angers South |
| Proslavery Mob: 1856 | Lawerence Kansas is destroyed ~Proslavery settlers attack antislavery town |
| Union loses 1st member | South Carolins secedes( leaves) |
| 1st shots: April 1861 | ~Confederate attack on Fort Sumter ~Confederate forces open fire on federal fort (Civil War begins) |
| Union loses 5 more: Jan 1861 | Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi secede |
| Stricter Law:1850 | ~passage of new fugitive slave law ~Provisions for stict enforcement of the law against escaped slaves |
| Antislavery raiders: Oct 1859 | ~John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia ~Brown seizes federal arsenal,hopes slaves will join him. ~South is outraged |
| New Political Party is formed:1854 | Republican party is formed and opposes slavery |
| Court Rules: 1854 | ~Dred Scott decision ~Supreme Court rules that slaves arent citizens and unable to sue Federal Court |
| New American Nation:1861 | ~The Confederate States of America form ~Southern secession creates a new nation |
| Vicious Violence | Congressman Brooks of South Carolina beats Senator Sumner. Southerns hail Brooks as a hero |
| Unacceptable candidate | ~Lincoln is elected U.S. President ~South Carolina used Lincolns election as an excuse to secede |
| States Campaign debate | ~Lincoln/ Douglas debate ~ Called attention to slavery debate in the North and brought Lincoln to national prominence |
| North | ~Union and Yankee ~ Capital is Washington D.C. |
| South | ~Confederate and Rebel ~ Capital is Richmond Virginia |
| Military Leaders- North | President- Lincoln General George Mccleran General Grant General Sherman |
| Military Leaders- South | President- Jefferson Davis General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson General Robert E. Lee |
| Civil War Soldiers | ~inexperienced and young ~40% of soldiers were 21 years old or younger ~850,000 soldiers fought for confederacy ~200,000 of Union soldiers were African American |
| Emancipation Proclamation | ~40% of South pop were enslaved people ~Lincoln ordered all slaves to be free in South ~1865- ratification of the 13th amendment truly freed slaves |
| Price of War | ~600,000 soldiers dead ~ Billions of dollars in damage in South ~freed African Americans |
| Strenths of North | ~Population ~13,000 railroads ~9x more supplies than the South ~Money ~Strong Navy |
| Weaknesses of North | ~divided public opinion at home ~Troops fighting away from home ~Weather ~indecisive commanders at first |
| Strenth of South | ~defending own homes ~Skilled commanders ~United; highly motivated ~fighting in familar area |
| Weaknesses of South | ~agricultural- few weapons ~ no army, no navy ~no government at first ~ few railroad lines ~lower population- many slaves |
| Antietam | ~6,000 dead ~17,000 wounded ~both sides suffered heavy loses ~Single bloodiest day of entire war |
| 1st Battle of Bull Run | ~Northern Virginia ~Began with 3,000 inexperienced soldiers ~Confederates win |
| Fort Sumter | ~no casualitites either side ~Confederates won and took over Fort Arsenal ~33 hours ~begining of Civil War ~ near Charleston Harbor |
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