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FMS 8th Ch 16
U.S. History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fort Sumter | federal post in Charleston, South Carolina, that surrendered to the Confederacy |
| border states | four slave states---Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri--that bordered the north |
| Winfield Scott | Union general with a two-part strategy for defeating the Confederacy |
| cotton diplomacy | Confederate plan to enlist England's aid in return for continued cotton shipments |
| Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson | Confederate general who helped fight Union troops at the First Battle of Bull Run |
| First Battle of Bull Run | battle near Manassas Junction, Virginia, in 1861 |
| George McClellan | general sent by President Lincoln to capture Richmond |
| Robert E. Lee | Confederate general during many important battles of the Civil War |
| Seven Days' Battles | series of battles that forced McClellan to retreat from near Richmond |
| Second Battle of Bull Run | Confederate attack that helped push Union forces out of Virginia |
| Battle of Antietam | battle in Maryland that resulted in Lee's retreat to Virginia |
| ironclads | ships that were heavily armored with iron |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Union general whose troops won several important battles on southern soil |
| Battle of Shiloh | battle in which Union troops gained greater control of the Mississippi River valley |
| David Farragut | naval leader who helped the Union take control of New Orleans |
| Siege of Vicksburg | six-week blockade of Vicksburg that starved the city into surrender |
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