Unit 14: Civil War
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- Q1Ft Sumter1st shots of Civil War; Confederates fire first; Union forced to surrender - Confederate victory30s
- Q2Virginiawealthiest and most populous state in Confederate States of America; birthplace of Robert E. Lee who will go with this state when it joins the Confederacy30s
- Q3Robert E. Leebecomes Commanding General for Northern Army of Virginia (Confederate Army) after he turns down Lincoln's offer to command Union Army30s
- Q4Border StatesSlave states that remained in Union - Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland and eventually West Virginia; their slaves were not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation because they were not "in rebellion"30s
- Q5UnionUnited States of America; Northern states during the Civil War; called Yankees by Southerners; uniforms were blue30s
- Q6Confederate States of Americawhat the south called the nation they tried to create after seceding from United States; called "Rebels" by North, uniforms were supposed to be gray30s
- Q7Jefferson DavisPresident of the Confederate States of America30s
- Q8Richmond, VAthe capital of the Confederacy; Lincoln's strategy was for Union to capture this important city30s
- Q9Union Advantages in Civil WarLarger population, 85% of factories, most miles of railroad, great leader - Abraham Lincoln30s
- Q10Southern Advantages in Civil WarGreat generals, strong military tradition, fighting defensive war, fighting for homes and property30s
- Q11Anaconda PlanUnion's strategy to "squeeze" Southern economy; Blockade coast & control Mississippi River30s
- Q12Cotton DiplomacySouthern strategy to withhold cotton from Britain until they agree to help them - doesn't work - they have a surplus30s
- Q13riflea gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air; more deadly than previous weapons leading to high casualty rate in civil war30s
- Q14minie balla cone shaped bullet with a hollow base that expanded when fired through a rifle; used in Civil War and led to high casualty rate30s
- Q15ironclad shipCivil War-era ships that were totally encased in iron, thus making them very difficult to damage30s