Vocabulary 1
this was disastrous attempt to take Cemetery Ridge
What is Pickett's Charge
Confederate plan to enlist Britain’s aid in return for continued cotton shipments
What is Cotton Diplomacy
series of battles in which Grant tried to take Richmond 1864
What are the Wilderness Campaigns
Confederates fired on Union fort in South Carolina. Officially started the Civil War.
What is the 1861 attack on Fort Sumter
Names of ironclad ships that fought off of Hampton Roads, Virginia
What are the Virginia for the Confederacy and the Monitor for the Union
naval leader who helped take control of New Orleans
Who is Admiral David Farragut
created the Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton
People who are injured or killed in a war
What are casualties
constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
What is Habeus Corpus?
heroic unit of mostly free African American slaves
What is the Massachusetts 54th Infantry Regiment
Blockade of Southern Ports; effects on trade, supplies, resources, food
What is the Anaconda Plan?
How long was the battle over Fort Sumter in 1861 before the Union surrendered
What is 34 hours
general who carried out Lee's orders to charge the Union line at Cemetery Ridge
Who is General George Pickett
President who declared the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862
Who is Abraham Lincoln
ships that were heavily armored with iron
nickname for the Peace Democrats, a group who spoke out against the war
What are Copperheads
those who charged
excessive prices for goods that the government
desperately needed for the war.
What are profiteers
First major battle; Confederate victory. Showed the North this would be a long, hard war — not a quick fight.
What is the Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)
the route the Union general used total war tactics through Georgia and into North Carolina devastating Confederate Resources
What is Sherman's "March to the Sea"
Confederate general who helped fight Union troops at the First Battle of Bull Run, considered the right hand of General Robert E. Lee
Who is "Stonewall" Jackson
President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
speech in which Lincoln praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the war
What is the Gettysburg Address?
to liberate or set free
What is emancipate
rise in prices caused by an increase in the money in circulation in the country
What is inflation
Bloodiest single day of the Civil War-- Union claimed victory giving Lincoln the momentum to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
What is the Battle of Antietam (1862)
General Robert E. Lee retreated to this Confederate capital.
What is Richmond, Virginia
General sent by Lincoln at the beginning of the war to capture Richmond-- he was fired because he was considered too slow and too careful when making decisions
Who is General McClellan
Who is General Robert E. Lee
Location of Lee's surrender
What is Appomattox Courthouse
strategy in which both civilian and military resources are destroyed
What is Total War?
required all workers to pay part of their wages to the federal government.
What is Income Tax
Largest battle of the Civil War, over 3 days with 51,000 dead- Union victory
What is the Battle of Gettysburg (1863)
Captured/surrendered city after a 6-week long siege
What is Vicksburg, Mississippi (1863)
Union general famous for his destructive "March to the Sea" using total war tactics
Who is General William Tecumseh Sherman
Union general who had success in Mississippi and led forces to victory, accepting General Robert E. Lee's surrender
Who is General Ulysses S. Grant