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8thAmHisCh.16Sec1-4

8th Grade American History Chapter 16 Sec. 1-4

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Fort Sumter a federal outpost attacked by Confederate troops that began the Civil War
border states slave states that did not join the Confederacy
cotton diplomacy the idea that Britain would support the Confederacy because it needed the south's cotton for its textile industry
First Battle of Bull Run the first major battle of the Civil War, and the Confederates won
Seven Days' Battles a series of clashes that forced the Union army to retreat from Richmond
Second Battle of Bull Run a three day battle where Jackson's troops met Pope's Union forces
Battle of Antietam the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War and of US history
ironclads ships heavily armored with iron
Battle of Shiloh a battle where the Union army gained greater control of the Mississippi River valley
Siege of Vicksburg a battle where Grant's troops cut off the city shelling it repeatedly
emancipation the freeing of slaves
Emancipation Proclalmation written by Lincoln ordering to free the Confederate slaves
contrabands escaped slaves
54th Massachusetts Infantry a regiment consisting mostly of free African Americans
Copperheads midwesterners that sympathized with the South and opposed abolition
Habeas corpus constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
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