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The North
The South
100
Ironclads, the latest naval tech, were not useful in the war, but did increase this among troops on both sides.
What is morale/fighting spirit?
100
To strengthen something is this, like a military might do with extra troops in a battle.
What is reinforce?
100
A small river that runs into a bigger one is called this.
What is a tributary?
100
"The Union is perpetual," said this president in 1860, which is one of the reasons the South seceded.
Who is Lincoln?
100
This was an advantage for the South, which is a hard-to-measure aspect of war, and the human experience in general.
What is morale/energy/motivation?
200
In July of 1861, this first major battle of the Civil War resulted in a huge upset win for the South.
What is the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
200
The Battle of Antietam was the deadliest battle, with the highest one-day amount of killed, wounded, captured, and missing - also called these.
What are casualties?
200
While the average age of soldiers that did this was 24, many were under 18, some under 14. Free Blacks could not do this in the North until 1863.
What is enlist?
200
An escaped slave himself, Frederick Douglass, was one of these, someone who opposed slavery, who were much more common in the North.
What is an abolitionist?
200
This is what many states in the South did when Lincoln was elected president in 1860.
What is secede?
300
These two Confederate generals were known for keeping troop morale high and using the land to their advantage.
Who are Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson?
300
The image shows these, which Lincon wanted to keep happy so they remained loyal to the Union.
What are border states?
300
It's one of these new naval vessels, depicted here.
What is an ironclad?
300
More states seceded when this fort fell, the first fighting in the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
300
Only 25% of southerners owned these, which means many fought and died for a cause in which they did not benefit much.
What are slaves?
400
Lincoln did not issue this presidential act until after the Battle of Antietam, so as not to anger border states with many slaveholders.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
400
Vastly improved, the cannon and large caliber guns used in the American Civil War are also called this.
What is artillery?
400
The South wanted to prove slavery was right, or this, by saying states should be allowed to choose it.
What is justify?
400
In 1862, the Union wanted to capture Corinth, a major hub for this, which would allow them to transport troops and supplies much more easily.
What is a the railroad?
400
Another name for the South in the Civil War is this.
The Confederacy or The Rebels.
500
This river allowed troops and supplies to be more easily moved, giving a strategic advantage to the side that controlled it.
What is the Mississippi River?
500
This term means, "at first," as in, "At first, President Lincoln said the Civil War was about preserving the Union, not slavery."
What is initially?
500
The South used this to justify slavery, saying that it should be a choice to have slavery, or other things.
What are states' rights?
500
This advantage for the North would allow them to produce more weapons and supplies than the South, likely leading to a win for a prolonged conflict.
What is more factories?
500
The ultimate goal of the South was this, as they hoped the North would give up a prolonged conflict and foreign countries would lend support.
What is become an independent country?