Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Chapter 16 american journey
Civil War
14
History
8th Grade
03/03/2012

Additional History Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Border States
Definition
Four States that allowed slavery-Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. These border states were divided over which side to support.
Term
Why was Maryland strategically important?
Definition
Maryland was strategically important because of its railroad lines. Also, if it decided to secede, the Northern government would be surrounded.
Term
What role did Jefferson Davis play in the war?
Definition
He was the Confederate president. He is a West Point graduate and an experienced soldier. He oversaw the Southern effort.
Term
blockade
Definition
to close off. 
Term
Rebels
Definition
what the Confederate army was sometimes called
Term
Yankees
Definition
Union's soldiers
Term
Which side had the larger fighting force?
Definition
The Union
Term
How did the Battle of Bull Run chenge people's views about the war?
Definition
The North was shocked, the South was very weak but they still cheered.
Term
What was significant about the Battle between the Merrimack and the Monitor?
Definition
Both the ships were ironclad warships. On March 9, the two ironclads exchanged fire, but nither ship could sink the other. The Union succeeded in keeping the Merrimack in the harbor, so it never again threatened Northern ships.
Term
Blockade runners
Definition
Confederate ships
Term
ironclad
Definition
armored naval vessel
Term
Battle of Shiloh
Definition

*Lasted two days

*Some of the most bitter, bloody fighting of the war.

*

Term
causalties
Definition
people killed or wounded
Supporting users have an ad free experience!