Us History 8 - Chapter 16

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Commanding General of the Union forces who accepted the surrender of the Confederates at the end of the Civil War

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Ulysses S. Grant

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The Union hoped to gain control of these two rivers and cut the Confederacy in half

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Mississippi, Tennessee

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The capture of this city by David Farragut put the mouth of the Mississippi River and access to the Gulf of Mexico firmly under Union control

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New Orleans

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McClelland's hesitation helped lead to the failure of Union troops to capture this Confederate city

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Richmond, VA

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This battel started by accident when Union forces surprised the Rebel army which was raiding a town for shoes

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Gettysburg, PA

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This important Confederate officer died at Chancellorsville. Robert E. Lee called him his "right arm."

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Stonewall Jackson

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Slavery was finally made illegal in the United States with the ratification of this amendment

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13th

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President Lincoln appointed this man leader of the Union army after the 1st battle of Bull Run

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George B. McClelland

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These ships were seen for the first time during the Civil War and were covered with metal.

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Ironclads

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This woman founded the American Red Cross

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Clara Barton

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Abraham Lincoln caused four states to join the Confederacy after Fort Sumter by calling for these

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troop to fight for the Union

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The Union was the only side to use these as soldiers

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African Americans

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Targeting all aspects of the enemy's life is know as ____ war.

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total

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Sherman used the strategy of "total war" in his campaign called

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The March to the Sea

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What was the only state to be admitted to the Union during the Civil War? (1863)

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West Virginia

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To close ports

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Blockade

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The worst disturbance in protest of the draft law in the North occured here

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New York City

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What was the most famous African American regiment in the Civil War?

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54th Massachusetts

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Enemy ships that break through the enemy's defenses are known as ?

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blockade runners

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Thousands of women served in this role during the Civil War

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Nurses

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The bloodiest day of the Civil War occured during this battle

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Antietam, MD

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These remained in the Union but were divided over which side to support in the Civil War.

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Border states

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This battle was named after a small church and lasted two days.

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Shiloh

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The Confederate capital of Richmond, VA was only 100 miles from this important Union city

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Washington, DC

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President Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was to

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Preserve the Union

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This stated that all slaves in areas in rebellion against the United States were free

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Democrats in the North who favored negotiating with the South

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Peace Democrats/Copperheads

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This guarantees accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed

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habeas corpus

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The North had an advantage over the South because of its ________________army.

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larger

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He was president of the Confederate States of America

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Jefferson Davis

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This was the goal of the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War

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To gain recognition as a Sovereign country

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Abraham Lincoln waited for the Northern victory at Antietam to take action against this

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slavery

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The Civil War ended with the Confederate surrendering at

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Appomattox Courthouse

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Because of the Union victory in the Civil War, this became more powerful than the states

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The Federal Government

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These two battles were the turning points in the Civil War for the Union.

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Gettysburg, Vicksburg