Civil War
Causes of the Civil War
What is slavery, sectionalism, and State' Rights
On April 12, 1861 the South fired on Union army stationed here. It started the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter
Reasons for Exploration
What is Gold, God, and Glory or 3 Gs
What is the French and Indian War
"shot heard around the world" I am the first battle of the American Revolution
What is Lexington and Concord
Difference between Jefferson Davis' Inaugural Address and Abraham Lincolns Inaugural Address
What is Davis tried to divide, while Lincoln tried to keep the Union together
May 18 to July 4, 1863
Union captures New Orleans
Ulysses S Grant trapped Confederate Army here
Confederate Army surrendered
What is the Battle of Vicksburg
colonize more land for King James
Also became the first permanent English settlement
1607
What is Jamestown
Prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mtns
What is the Proclamation of 1763
Thousands of Washington's soldiers died from disease, lack of food, or freezing temperatures. Washington used this time to train his troops and keep up morale
What is Winter at Valley Forge
Population, Resources, Transportation, and naval power
What are categories which the north had the advantage
Union victory
Bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War
Sept 17, 1862
What is the Battle of Antietam
1620
not enough food, poor nutrition, inadequate housing to protect from cold winter--more than half of settlers died
What is Plymouth
Reason for the Stamp Act of 1765
What is to recover some of their money for the French and Indian War
I am the turning point of the war...Ben Franklin secured money from France...helped with guns and ammo being purchased...also made the war seem legitimate to other countries
What is the Battle of Saratoga
North's plan to wrap themselves around the South and slowly squeeze until they gave up
What is Anaconda Plan
Multi day battle
Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
July 1 to 3, 1863
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
brought raw materials to mother country, turned into manufactured goods and resold to colonies
What is Mercantilism
an act of civil disobedience involving Boston Harbor, Sons of Liberty, and some tea
What is the Boston Tea Party
I ended the American Revolution...last major battle where British surrendered to George Washington
Battle of Yorktown
What is Emancipation Proclamation
Nov to Dec 1864
total war---destroy everything
troops ripped up railroads, burned cities, killed livestock
What is Sherman's March to the Sea
less materials
easier to defend
more stable shape than a square or rectangle
What is reasons Jamestown was built in a triangle shape
colonists argued that being forced to pay taxes was unconstitutional because they had no representation in British Parliament
What is Taxation without Representation.
I ended the American Revolution OFFICIALLY
What is the Treaty of Paris