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STAAR Review
Civil War STAAR Facts Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1861-1865 | The years the Civil War was fought |
| Jefferson Davis' Inaugural Address | Advised that the South was justified in seceding because the North was not meeting their interests |
| Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address | Advised that the secession of the South was illegal and that his goal was to preserve the Union |
| Battle of Fort Sumter | The first shots of the Civil War were fired here in South Carolina |
| Battle of Antietam | The single bloodiest day of the war in which both sides suffered heavy losses. Lincoln claims the retreat of Lee's forces a victory and uses it to take action against slavery |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves in the Confederate states free (and giving the North a moral cause to win the war) |
| Battle of Gettysburg | The turning point in the Civil War for the North. The Confederate troops were forced to retreat and never invaded the North again |
| Battle of Vicksburg | The capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi by the North in 1863 effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union |
| Gettysburg Address | A short speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers who died at a major battle of the Civil War. It is considered to be a profound statement of American Ideals |
| Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address | Advised that the war was nearing an end and that the country needed to work on healing its wounds and bringing the South back into the Union |
| Appomattox Court House | The location in Virginia where Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant (Union General) ending the Civil War |
| Homestead Act | Passed in 1862, the law lured thousands of new settlers to the Great Plains by offering free land to anyone who paid a fee and lived there for 5 years |
| Morrill Act | Made it possible for Western states to establish colleges for its citizens |
| Jefferson Davis | The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War |
| Abraham Lincoln | The 16th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended |
| Ulysses S. Grant | The General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North |
| Robert E. Lee | The General of the Confederate Army |
| Stonewall Jackson | Confederate General who led troops to victory at the Battle of Bull Run |
| Philip Bazaar | Naval seaman from Chile who received the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Civil War |
| William Carney | Member of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment and 1st African American Medal of Honor recipient |
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