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8 Cards in this Set
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Anaconda plan |
1) This was named after the snake that squeezes it's prey to death. 2) a.One was to blockade southern parts. b.The Union wanted to gain control of the entire Mississippi River. c.The North planned to capture Richmond, Virginia. |
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Tributaries |
1) The small rivers that flow into a large river. The Union's goal was to control The Mississippi river and its tributaries. |
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Blockade |
1) This would prevent supplies from reaching the Confederacy. Or close |
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Border states |
1) Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, and Maryland. 2) They had to make the choice on whether the war was going to affect slavery. All four states had ties to the North and the South. KY- Controlled the Ohio River. MI- Controlled the Mississippi River and major routes to the west. DW- Was close to Philadelphia. ML- Was close to Richmond and the Confederate Capital. |
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Thomas Jackson |
1) He was seen holding out heroically "like a stone wall". 2) He was with the confederates. 3) It gave them hope that someone like him was on their side. |
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Ironclad |
1) Southern warship. 2) The Monitor belonged to the North. 3) Merrimack belonged to the South. 4) Neither of the ships could sink each other. |
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First Battle of Bull Run |
1) Confederacy leader- General P.G.T. Beauregard. Union leader- General Irvin McDowell. 2) This took place on July 21st 3) Northern Virginia near a small river called Bull Run. 4) The Confederates won. 5) The northerners realized it would be a long and difficult battle. |
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Battle of Shiloh |
1) Confederacy- Albert Sidney Johnson and P.G.T. Beauregard. Union- General Grant 2) Early April 1862. 3) This took place at a church named Shiloh. 4) The Union won. 5) More than 23,000 people were killed. 6) This was important because The North gained control of Corinth and are on their way to controlling the Mississippi. |
