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Civil War
chapter 11 test 9th grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fort Sumter | fort in SC that the south wanted to take over |
| anaconda plan | 3 part strategy by which the Union proposed to defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War |
| Bull Run | first major bloodshed in richmond VA union won vip= stonewall jackson |
| shiloh | small tennessee church, taught both sides a "strategic lesson", union won |
| monitor | ironclad ship used by the north |
| merrimac | ironclad ship used by the south |
| antietem | battle beside creek, bloodiest single day battle, vip= robert lee |
| emancipation proclamation | an executive order issued by abe lincoln on january 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all the confederacy |
| habeas corpus | a court order requiring authorities to bring a prisoner before the court so that the court can determine whether the prisoner is being held legally |
| copperhead | a northern democrat who advocated making peace with the confederacy |
| conscription | the drafting of citizens for military service |
| fort pillow | gruesome massacre in tennessee where confederate troops killed over 200 african american prisoners |
| income tax | a tax on earnings |
| andersonville | the worst confederate prison located in Georgia |
| gettysburg | three day battle considered as the turning point of the war |
| chancellorsville | battle in Va during the first 4 days of May, south won |
| gettysburg address | a famous speech delivered by abe lincoln in november 1863, at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the battle of gettysburg |
| appomattox court house | town near appomattox, VA, where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War |
| national bank act | legislation passed in 1863 to make banking safe for investors, it's provisions included a system of federally chartered banks, new requirements for loans and a system for inspection of banks |
| 13th amendment | an amendment to the us constitution, adopted in 1865, that has abolished slavery and involuntary servitude |
| red cross | an international organisation providing relief to people in times of war or natural disaster. Clara Barton founded the American branch in 1861 |
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