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The Civil War
module 1 lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fort Sumter | Jefferson Davis attacked April 12, 1861 No casualties |
| border states | Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri Part of the union, allowed slavery |
| Winfield Scott | Developed the two-part strategy: Blockade the southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River |
| cotton diplomacy | Jefferson Davis tried to get Great Britain to support the Confederacy because it needed cotton –didn’t work because Britain could get cotton from India and Egypt |
| seize | to take something by force |
| Jefferson Davis | President of the Confederate States of America |
| rebellion | An act of violence against a government |
| canal | An artificial waterway constructed to allow ships to pass over land |
| constitution | A written plan of government |