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RAJAN - US HISTORY -CIVIL WAR REVIEW
People/Terms/Battles (1861-1865)
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History
11th Grade
06/24/2011

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Term
Emancipation Proclamation
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Term
power monkey
Definition
a young man or boy whose job was to make sure the hugh guns (aboard the Northern blockade of ships) were filled with gun powder.
Term
secede
Definition
to withdraw from;
to pull out
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Robert E. Lee
Definition
The general of the Confederate (South) Army.
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abolitionist
Definition
people who wanted to abolish or do away with slavery. (End slavery)
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Ulysses S. Grant
Definition
The general of the Union (North)Army.
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Stonewall Jackson
Definition
The general in charge of the Confederate (South)Army who stood courageously in the Battle at Bull Run Creek, winning the battle.
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Jefferson Davis
Definition
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Fort Sumter
Definition
Where the first battle of the Civil War occured.
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
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Shiloh
Definition
Southern TN, April 6, 1862;
Grant was over confident and allowed the 40,000 Union army to over ride his line of troops. The Union won!
Term
Antietam
Definition
"the Civil War's bloodiest one-day battle" in Sept. 1862. 5,000 soldiers were killed and 18,000+ wounded
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Gettysburg
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Chattanooga
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When did the Civil War begin?
When did it end?
How long did it last?
Definition
1861 (April 12th)
1865
4 years
Term
Who were the two sides of the war?
Definition
Union (North) vs. Confederacy (South)
Term
Who started the Civil War?
Definition
The Confederates (South) opened fire on the Union (North) forces at Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
Term
How was the Union (North)able to turn the tide of the war in their favor?
Definition
Despite the heavy losses on the Eastern front in 1862, the union made great strides in Western TN. General Grant forced 13,000 Confederate troops to surrender unconditionally, at Fort Donelson.
Term
Why was the Union's fleet of boats important?
Definition
The Union's (North) fleet of boats formed a blockade along the Southern state ports, which helped prevent supplies from reaching the South.
Term
In what ways did women contribute to the war effort?
Definition
Made uniforms
Nurses cared for the wounded (medicine)
Replaced men in the work force back home
Stuffed cartridges
Distributed food, water and clothing
Taught cooking & sanitation to the army
Term
Why did Union forces claim a victory at Antietam?
Definition
The battle was a draw, but the Union (North) claimed a victory because General McClellan had forced General Lee to retreat.
(The Union forced the Confederacy to retreat.)
Term
Explain why Americans were willing and eager to fight in the Civil War.
Definition
Term
Why did soldiers value their flags?
Definition
Patriotism - a strong belief in what they were fighting for.
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Why did General Sherman decide to burn the South?
Definition
Term
Which states were part of General Sherman's destruction?
Definition
Term
How did the Civil War end?
Definition
Term
Who won the Civil War?
Definition
Term
Explain why the Southern states seceded from the Union.
Definition
Term
Discuss how the Emancipation Proclamation would help the Union and hurt the Confederacy.
Definition
Term
Explain the economic shifts in weatlth after the Civil War.
Definition
Term
Why did the Southern states secede from the Union?
Definition
Economic reasons:
The agricultural(farming; plantations) economy of the South depended on slavery to survive. The North was manufacturing (factory) based.
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