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Chapter 16
Chapter 16 Social Studies Study Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles of the American Civil War. | fort sumter |
| a talented military leader who joined the confederacy | robert e. lee |
| delaware, maryland, kentucky and missouri were all... | border state |
| a slogan summarized the strategy used before the Civil War of 1861–1865 by pro-secessionists in the Southern States (the future Confederacy) to claim the feasibility of secession and to prove there was no need to fear a war with the Northern States. | king cotton |
| designed to smother the south's economy like a giant anaconda snake squeezing its prey. | anaconda plan |
| armed forced that prevented the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area. | blockade |
| July 21 1861, general irvin mcdowell clashed with confederate forces headed by general pierre beauregard near a creek called bull run. | first battle of bull run |
| conditions and practices that promote health- resulted in widespread sicknesses. | hygiene |
| a gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air. | rifle |
| a bullet with a hollow base | minie ball |
| warships covered with iron (vast improvements of wooden ships) | iron clad |
| a victorious union general in the west. "find out where your enemy is, get him as soon as ou can, strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." | ulysses s. grant |
| the fiercest battle fight the civil war had yet seen. | battle of shiloh |
| soldiers on horseback | cavalry |
| Lee and McClellan's army clashed for June 25 to July 1, 1862 | seven days' battles |
| the bloodiest day in all of american history, as a confederate officer laetr described it. | battle of antietam |