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Ms. Lee's Civil War
Test on Friday, May
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| state in which slavery was not allowed | free state |
| state in which slavery was allowed | slave state |
| to break away | secede |
| a state that allowed slavery, but remained in the union | border state |
| laws to control the behaviors of slaves | slave codes |
| a system of secret routes used by escaping slaves that led from the South to the North | Underground Railroad |
| a war between people in the same country | Civil War |
| shutting off an area by troops to keep people from moving in and out | blockade |
| to destroy not just the opposing army, but also their will to fight | total war |
| law that requires men of a certain age to serve in the military if called | draft |
| Where did most enslavedAfrican Americans live during the Civil War | South |
| What stated that escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners, even if they had reached Northern states where slavery was not allowed | Fugitive Slave Act |
| President of the Confederacy | Jefferson Davis |
| President of the Union | Abraham Lincoln |
| Most popular general in the Confederacy | Robert E. Lee |
| Union general that led to the win of the Civil War - later became president | Ulysseus S. Grant |
| Robert E. Lee's Right Hand Man | Stonewall Jackson |
| What was the North's reason for fighting in the Civil War? | To continue their way of life as one country |
| What was one reason the South fought in the Civil War? | Slavery, State's rights (Nullification) |
| What was the most common cause of death in the Civil War? | Disease and sickness |
| What was the Emancipation Proclamation? | a statement demanding that everyone free slaves |
| With the Anaconda Plan, what was the first step? | Set a blockade, blocking the water ports |
| With the Anaconda Plan, what was the second step? | Capture the Confederate generals |
| With the Anaconda Plan, what was the third step? | Attack the Confederates from east to west. |