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SS 8 Ch 19/20
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| Fort Sumter | Where the Civil War began |
| Abraham Lincoln | President of the Union |
| border states | the slave states that bordered the North |
| Elizabeth Blackwell | was the first woman to earn a medical license |
| Winfield Scott | developed the Union's two-part strategy |
| cotton diplomancy | based on the belief that the government would support them |
| Stonewall Jackson | ordered troops against the northern line |
| First Battle of Bull Run | Confederacy broke the Union's hopes |
| George B. McClellan | was a new commander |
| Robert E. Lee | in charge of the Confederate army |
| Seven Days' Battles | two armies that fought five times |
| Second Battle of Bull Run | Lee's main force fell upon the Union's left side |
| Battle of Antietam | bloodiest single day battle |
| ironclad | a new type of warship |
| Ulysses S. Grant | most important figure in the war |
| Battle of Shiloh | they ordered his troops |
| David Farragut | was a leader from Tennessee |
| John C. Pemberton | covered the area with heavy guns |
| Siege Of Vicksburg | lasted six weeks |
| Battle of Pea Ridge | took place in Northern Arkansas |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Abraham lincoln signed this |
| contrabands | escaped slaves |
| copperheads | poisonous snake |
| Clara Barton | worked as a volunteer |
| Battle of Gettysburg | started on July 1, 1863 |
| George Pickett | commanded the largest unit |
| Gettysburg Address | most famous speech in merican history |
| total war | destroying military resources |
| Appomattox Courthouse | a small town they were trapped in |