Vocabulary
The act of removing oneself from an organization or alliance
Secede
To discuss or bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement
Negotiate
This group won the first battle of the Civil War
The Confederate States of America
This man proposed a blockade and an attack on the south called the Anaconda Plan
Winfield Scott
The Confederate forced attacked Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, starting this event
Civil War
Weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in war
Munition
The battle that had a profound influence on the Civil War was fought at this location
Gettysburg
The first state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
This Republican president opposed slavery
Abraham Lincoln
Northern Democrat who ran for president in 1860 and was for keeping slavery in the states that wanted it
Stephen Douglas
Military operation in which a city or fort is completely surrounded, cutting off help and supplies in order to force a surrender
Siege
Robert E. Lee surrendered at this location
Appomattox Courthouse
The Supreme Court ruled against this case, in which a slave sued his owners to receive his freedom
Dred Scott
This Union general was very trusted by the president
Ulysses S. Grant
This Confederate general was the most famous and became the superintendent of West Point
Robert E. Lee
The act of spying to gather information about the enemy's position and weaknesses
Scouting
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War was fought at this location
Antietam
The notice that promised to free all enslaved people was known as this
Emancipation Proclamation
A union general who attempted to capture Richmond from the Confederates in the Peninsular Campaign
George McClellan
The president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
A temporary fortification where guns are mounted
Siegeworks
The name of the period after the Civil War when America was being rebuilt by reuniting the nation physically, socially, and politically.
Reconstruction
The principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state
States' rights
This man captured and burned Atlanta, an important rail hub for the Confederacy
William T. Sherman
The Confederate general who stood "like a stone wall"
during the battle of Bull Run
Thomas Jackson