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pages 7-9
mr. normans class. pages 7-9
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History
8th Grade
03/10/2010

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union army leader
Definition
grant
Term
confederate army leader
Definition
lee
Term
crop south of tennessee and north carolina
Definition
cotton
Term
crop north of tennessee and north carolina
Definition
corn & wheat
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year the civil war broke out
Definition
1861
Term
the 11 states that seceded from the union
*called themselves the confederate states of america*
Definition
texas
arkansas
tennessee
virginia
north carolina
south carolina
georgia
alabama
mississippi
louisiana
florida
Term
the four union border states
Definition
arkansas
tennessee
virginia
north carolina
Term
state that saw the most battles
Definition
virginia
Term
new technologies
Definition
hot air balloon
pistols
swords
iron plated battle ships
gatling gun
muskets
ambulences
cannons
hand grenades
Term
life for a soldier...
Definition
long days
no privacy
lived intents, log huts, bombproof "caves" in the ground
homesickness
foul weather
impure water
salt pork, beef, bread, cornmeal, beans, cofee
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war at sea..
Definition
blockade running
floating bombs
led the union to invest heavily in making more iron plated ships
Term
battle with the most deaths in a single day
Definition
antietam
*23,100 deaths*
Term
P.O.W. were treated..
Definition
only bread and water
thousands died
Term
emancipation proclamation
Definition
a statement that declared all slaves in the confederacy free
Term
the role of women during the war
Definition
spies, teachers, nurses, disguised themselves as men
Term
the
Definition
Term
side that had complete control of the mississippi river in 1863
Definition
union
Term
war that was considered the turning point
Definition
gettysburg
Term
what were the draft laws?
Definition
said that all men between the ages of 18 and 35, if chosen, has to serve in the war
Term
responsible for much of the destruction in the south
Definition
sherman
Term
april 9
Definition
lee's surrender to grant
Term
april 14
Definition
president abraham lincoln's assasination
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service for a black soldier...
Definition
if captured, usually killed
earned less pay
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