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CMS 8th ss Ch19

Chamberlain Middle School 8th grade SS Chapter 19

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One of the most important federal outposts in the South Fort Sumter
four slave states of strategic importance to both the North and the South border states
first women to receive a license to practice medicine Elizabeth Blackwell
sent by Lincoln to capture Richmond George B. McClellan
the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history Battle of Antietam
Union commodore charged with the task of capturing New Orleans David G. Farragut
event in which a southern town was denied reinforcements for six weeks Siege of Vicksburg
escaped slaves contrabands
constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment habeas corpus
event in which 15,000 Confederates went up Cemetery Ridge Pickett's Charge
Which Union commander refused to leave Fort Sumter? Robert Anderson
How did the South try to gain foreign support? cotton diplomacy
Who led the Union soldiers in the First Battle of Bull Run? Irvin McDowell
What event triggered the Battle of Gettysburg? Union soldiers firing on a Confederate raiding party
Why did Union leaders want control of the Mississippi? to cut the Confederates off from supplies
In March 1862, Union forces defeated pro-Confederate Missourians in the Battle of Pea Ridge
The Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves free in those areas controlled by the Confederacy
What were the northern Democrats called who opposed teh war? Copperheads
In which battle did Jackson's troops distract Pope while Lee's force overcame the Union from the other side? Second battle of Bull Run
By targeting both military and civilian resources to destroy the South's ability to fight, Sherman was engaging in total war
The border states supported the Union in the war
In an effort to overcome the Union's superiority at sea, the Confederacy introduced heavily armored ships called ironclads
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry, a regiment consisting mainly of free African Americans, played a key role in the capture of fort Wagner
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