Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Civil War
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 54th Massachusetts Regiment | All slaves in one army led by Robert Shaw |
| Anaconda Plan | 3-Step plan to suffocate Confederacy |
| Antitam | Battle; 23,000 dead soldiers in one day |
| Appomattox Courthouse | Where Confederacy surrendered to Union troops |
| April 9, 1865 | End of the Civil War |
| Battle of Gettysburg | The deadliest battle and turning point of the war where the Confederates retreated |
| April 12, 1861 | Battle of Fort Sumter that led states to secede from the Union |
| Better Generals | the Confederacy |
| Casualty | a soldier that was wounded, missing or dead during the war |
| Confederate States of America | Southern states; South Carolina |
| Declaration of Independence | Declared all men are created equal |
| Election of 1860 | Abraham Lincoln was elected but the south was so angry they succeeded from the Union |
| Emancipate | to set free |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Stated that all slaves in the rebel states are free |
| Fewer factories and railroads | the south |
| Fort Sumter | First Shots of the Civil War |
| George C. Meade | Leader in the Battle of Gettysburg for the North who won |
| Gettysburg Address | Pres. Lincoln's speech in which he honored the dead and vowed to continue to work to preserve the union |
| Had to invade the South's Territory | Plan to go around the outside and force the South inward |
| January 1 1863 | ? |
| Jefferson Davis | President of the Confederacy |
| July 1-3, 1863 | Battle at Gettysburg |
| Mississippi | Was taken over by the Union to transport resources |
| More Resources | The North had an advantage over the South of more access to factories and trade routes |
| Naval Blockade | Allows a navy to block all ports and stop trade in an area |
| Nurses, Spies, Soldiers | ? |
| Preserve the Union | original goal of the Civil War |
| Richmond, VA | Capital of the Confederacy |
| Robert E. Lee | General of the Confederate Army |
| Robert Gould Shaw | Leader of the 54th Massachusettes Regiment |
| Secede | to break free |
| Secondary Source | Someone's account of what happened; not at the time of the event, but after |
| Segregation | separate blacks and whites |
| South Carolina | First State to Secede |
| Total War | When Union Army took over civilians houses and food, and burned the town down; led by William T. Sherman |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Leader of the Union Army |
| West Point | Where generals went to train for battle |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | Led Total War, where Union soldiers burned down Atlanta, Georgia |
Created by:
avery.torff
Popular Social Studies sets