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ch 16 hs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fort sumter | federal fort in Harbor of Charleston,South Carolina |
| Rober E Lee | confederate military leader |
| border states | slave state that borders the north |
| king cotton | title showing cottons importance in the south |
| anaconda plan | unions plan to surround and defeat the south |
| blockade | the preventing of good or people entering or leaving an area |
| first battle of bull run | early battle that ended with a confederacy victory |
| hygiene | conditions and practice that promote good health |
| rifle | barrled gun that shot a bullet a long distance |
| minie bal | a bullet with a hollow base |
| ironclad | warship covered in iron |
| Ulsses S Grant | union general |
| battle of shiloh | battle in tennnessee noted for its fierce fighting |
| calvary | soldiers on horseback |
| seven days battle | week long fighting in which confederates turned back the union effort to take richmond |
| battle of antietam | battle in maryland that left 25,000 soldiers dead or wounded |