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Civil War - more JAM cards
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History
9th Grade
04/12/2012

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Most important border state for Union
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Maryland - (surrounds DC)
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Why is West Virginia important
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broke away from Virginia to stay with Union
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3 Characteristics of Civil War soldier
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young * inexperienced * farm kid
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North's strategy for war is called...
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Anaconda Plan - choke off all south's supplies
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South's strategy for war
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fight when north shows up!
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Southern strengths
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great leaders * know territory
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draft
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law requiring you to sign up for military
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rebel yell
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strange scream used by south to scare north at 1st Bull Run
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Who was Col. Shaw?
Definition
leader of 54th Massachusettes
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Who was President of the Confederacy?
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Jefferson Davis
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Who was the Confederate Commander of the military?
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Robert E. Lee
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Who was the confederate leader known for holding his ground?
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Stonewall Jackson
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Which battle was the single-bloodiest one-day battle of the war?
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Antietam
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Which battle started the whole war?
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Fort Sumter
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Which battle was the turning point of the war for the Union?
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Gettysburg
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Why is the Monitor v. Merrimack significant?
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first battle of iron-clad ships
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Which battle was a suprise attack on the Union at a church?
Definition
Shiloh
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