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Chapter 16 Vocab-S.S

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Fort Sumter A federal fort located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; the Southern attack on this fort marked the beginning of the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee A talented military leader who, when Virginia seceded, resigned from the U.S. army and joined the Confederacy, becoming the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Border State A slave state that bordered states in which slavery was illegal.
King Cotton Cotton was called "king" because cotton was important to the world market, and the South grew most of the cotton for Europe's mills.
Anaconda Plan A strategy by which the Union proposed to defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War.
Blockade When armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area.
First Battle of Bull Run An 1861 battle of the Civil War in which the South shocked the North with a victory.
Hygiene Conditions and practices that promote health.
Rifle A gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air.
Minie Ball A bullet with a hollow base.
Ironclad A warship covered with iron.
Ulysses S. Grant A victorious Union general in the west who captured Tennessee.
Battle of Shiloh An 1862 battle in which the Union forced the Confederacy to retreat in some of the fiercest fighting in the Civil War.
Cavalry Soldiers on horseback.
Seven Days' Battles An 1862 Civil War Battle in which the Confederacy forced the Union to retreat before it could capture the Southern capital of Richmond.
Battle of Antietam A Civil war battle in 1862 in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded.
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