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Ch. 16 Vocab History
Ch. 16 Vocab JX
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Location where the first shots of the civil war began. Lincoln sent supplies here and risked war. | Fort Sumter |
| A talented military leader from Virginia who joined the Confederacy but opposed secession and slavery. | Robert E. Lee |
| Slave states that bordered states in which slavery was illegal (Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri) | border states |
| Name given to the important main economy resource in the South. | King Cotton |
| The North used an offensive strategy based on this plan made by General Winfield Scott. | Anaconda Plan |
| armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area. | blockade |
| Union forces commanded by General Irvin McDowell clashed with Confederate Beauregard near a little creek. | First Battle of Bull Run |
| conditions and practices that promote health | hygiene |
| a gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air. | rifle |
| a bullet with a hollow base | minie ball |
| warships covered with iron | ironclads |
| A victorious Union general in the West | Ulysses S. Grant |
| A very fierce fight at a church beside the Tennessee river in Tennessee. | Battle of Shiloh |
| soldiers on horseback | calvary |
| The two sides clashing for one week in Virginia. | Seven Days' Battles |
| The bloodiest day in all of American history near Sharpsburg, Maryland with McCellan's army vs. Lee's. | Battle of Antietam |
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