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26 Cards in this Set
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Federalists
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led by alexander hamilton
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war of 1812
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1st war naval efforts by the colonies, British eventually blockade us, we tried unsuccessfullt o invade canada and expand territory
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Sylvanus thayer
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superintentent of west point
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Cadre system
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idea of John C. Calhoun, dont reduce # of units just the # of people per unit, expandible army
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James K Polk
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president, wanted to talk to mexico and acquire everything west of Texas
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Zachary Taylor
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Rio Grande, misbehaved militia
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Stephen Kearny
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army of the west, polk's 3rd plad, marched to los angeles conquering territory along the way
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Winfield scott
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Union army, takes Zachary taylor's troops, anaconda plan
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treaty of guadalupe hidalgo
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ends the mexican american war, Mexico recognized the rio grande as a boundary
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Crimean war
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**technology** mine bullet, steam vessels used for the first time, railroad, telegraph
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claude minie
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minie bullet, rifle technology helps with aim and accuracy
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Fort Sumter
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Anderson v. beauregard, federal fort in the south, south want to attack, small harbor, 4 april 1861 first shots of the civil war
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jefferson davis
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president of the confederate states of america
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pierre beauregard
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french creole from louisiana, went to batte with former mentor Anderson, davis ordered him to take the fort before new supplies arrived for the north
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northern advntages of the civil war
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popultion, industry, transportation, offensive war
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southern advantages of the civil war
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slaves (both good and bad) fighting a defensive war, jefferson davis stronger military leader than lincoln, tremendous coastline, many career officers
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Primary cause of the civil war
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election of 1860
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winfield scott
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commander of the us army, anaconda plan, large army move south with an airtight blockade squeeze the south to death
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manassas junction
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first battle of bull run,
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George mcclellan
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took over for mcdowell, army of the potomac, superior organizational, logistical training skills.
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Battle of Shiloh
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little church, Johnston surprise ttack on Grant, grant got reinforcements and pushed confeds back
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Chancellorsville
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Battle of the wilderness, lee's greatest victory, leads him to move north
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Gettysburg
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major turning point of the civil war, hooker v lee
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vicksburg
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Grants victory in mississippi, last confed force in mississippi, cut them in half
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appomattox courthouse
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Grant caught lee here, lee trying to link up with johnston, symbolic end of the war
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March to sea
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shermans march from atlanta to savannag, marching around declaring union wins! terror of union burning homes and tking supplies
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