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8th Ringcard 162-180
Ringcard Vocab 162-180
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| John Brown | leader of Harpers Ferry |
| Harpers Ferry | attacked government weapon supply to help slaves rebel |
| Dred Scott vs Sanford | slave sued for freedom…court ruled slaves are property not citizens |
| Confederacy | southern states that seceded from Union |
| Jefferson Davis | President of Confederacy |
| Union | Northern states |
| Fort Sumter | beginning of Civil War |
| Robert E. Lee | military leader of Confederacy |
| King Cotton | Southern strategy to blackmail allies to help in Civil War |
| Anaconda Plan | Northern strategy to blockade and smother Southern exports |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Union military leader |
| Battle of Antietam | bloodiest day in US history |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Lincoln issued to free slaves in Conderate states |
| 54th Mass. Regiment | first African American group to fight in Civil War |
| Battle of Gettysburg | turning point of Civil War (Union victory) |
| Pickett's Charge | Confederacy charged against Union in Battle of Gettysburg…got smothered |
| Battle of Vicksburg | Union took over Mississippi River and divided Confederate States (South) |
| Appomattox Courthouse | surrender to end Civil War |
| 13th Amendment | ended all slavery |