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8 Cards in this Set
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Fort Sumter |
A federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by Confederate troops,beginning the Civil War |
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Border states |
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri- slave states that did not join the confederacy |
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Winfield Scott |
A general who took advantage of the Unions strength by using a two- part plan 1 destroy the Souths economy with a naval blockade of southern ports 2 gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the south. other leaders urged an attack on Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate ate capital |
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cotton diplomacy |
The idea that Great Britian would support the Confederacy because it needed the South's raw cotton to supply it's booming textile industry |
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Antietam |
Bloodiest war lasted all day September 17, 1862. Took place in Maryland lead by commanders Robert E. Lee and General McClellan. |
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Robert E. Lee |
General for the confederate army |
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First Battle Of Bull Run |
Victory for Confederates. First major battle of The Civil War taking place in Manassas, Virginia |
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson |
An officer in war and earned his nickname because he was known for standing like a stonewall on his horse. |
