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civil war test

civil war

TermDefinition
Abolitionist someone who tries to end slavery
The Underground Railroad a secret system of trails that were used to lead runaway slaves to freedom
Secede to break away from
Union to bring together; a collection
Confederacy the eleven states that left the Union to become independent
President Abraham Lincoln He was the president of the Union during the Civil War and the 16th president of the United States
Jefferson Davis He was the president of the Confederacy
Gen. Robert E. Lee He was the leader of the Southern Army (Confederates)
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant He was the leader of the Union Army
Fort Sumter a fort that was the site of the first major battle of the Civil War in Charleston, South Carolina
Blockade to surround or block the enemy
Anaconda Plan the Union had a war strategy to cut off supplies and weaponry from the Confederate states with blockades in certain locations.
The Border states are Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri
how many pasific states 2
Total war there are no limits - citizens and private property may become targets - not just military ones
Trench warfare soldiers dug trenches to protect themselves (as cover) while fighting from further distances.
Siege warfare to surround or blockade a city to stop supplies from reaching the people who live there until they surrender.
North (Union) Advantages- More factories - could make own supplies Bigger population Control of U.S. Navy Better leaders 400,000 slaves joined army after the Emancipation Proclamation
South (Confederacy) Advantages Received supplies from countries in Europe More formal military training
North (Union) Disadvantages Overconfidence Not as much formal military training Blue Uniforms that could be seen
South (Confederacy) Disadvantages Over confident (esp. going into Gettysburg) Gen. Lee lost ⅓ of his men at Gettysburg Lack of unity - more concerned w/ state’s rights Had to depend on others to get supplies
Surrender in the end- How did the war end? The Union won - Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered
Surrender in the end- Where and when did it officially end? It ended in Maryland at the Appomattox Court House when Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Lee met and signed the treaty.
Surrender in the end- Who was there when the agreement to end the war was signed? It took from April 9 - June 23, 1865 for the war to officially end.
plans for reconstruction learn Lincoln nice to freedmen new pres mean to freedmen nice to south republicans rebuild; fuse them together
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