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Chapter 16
Vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fort Sumter | Federal fort in Charleston Harbor that the South attacked. Attack was the beginning of the Civil War. |
| Robert E. Lee | General of the Confederate Army (South) |
| Border State | Slave state that bordered states where slavery was illegal. Slave state that had not seceded. |
| King Cotton | Cotton was king because southern cotton was important in the world market. |
| Anaconda Plan | Northern plan that called for naval blockade to prevent transportation of people and goods in south. |
| blockade | armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people in or out of an area. |
| First Battle of Bull Run | Union forces clash with Confederate near Bull Run, north of Manassas.Confederates won and North realized it had underestimated the South. |
| Hygiene | conditions and practices that promote health |
| rifle | gun with grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air. |
| Minie Ball | Bullet with a hollow base. |
| Ironclad | warships that were covered with iron, not wood |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Commanding General of the Union (North) |
| Battle of Shiloh | Battle fought in Tennesse and once of the fiercest battles of the Civil War. |
| Cavalry | Soldiers on horseback |
| Seven Day's Battle | Lee attacked McClellan's army for one week from June 25, to July 1, 1862. McClellan's army retreated. |
| Battle of Antietam | Bloodiest battle in all of American History |