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33 Cards in this Set
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In 1861 the Confederates seize this fort.
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Fort Sumter
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What are teh 4 boder states in the Union?
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Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Maryland
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General George McClellan
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Union general that ran against Licoln in the 1864 presidential election.
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Border States for the South
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Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Issued after the Battle of Antietam. Britian would not support the south. The North had a new goal to fight for. The south was angered.
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In 1861 the Confederates seize this fort.
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Fort Sumter
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What are the 4 border states in the Union?
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Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Maryland
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General George McClellan
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Union general that ran against Lincoln in the 1864 presidential election.
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Border States for the South
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Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Issued after the Battle of Antietam. Britian would not support the sourth. The North had a new goal to fight for. The south was angered.
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Battle of Antietam
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Bloodiest battle
After battle Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation |
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New York Draft Riot
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A riot that takes place in NYC because people thought it was a poor man's war. Rich people could pay to get out of the draft.
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Advantages of the North
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population
industry artillery |
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William T. Sherman
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He burned the city of Atlanta, Georgia and stated that "War is hell."
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Stonewall Jackson
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Hero of the 1st Battle of Bull Run. Lee considered him his right arm man that was shot by his own men
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Advantages of the South
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Better military leaders and officers at the start of the war and fighting a defensive war
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Clara Barton
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Founded of the Red Cross known as the "Angel of the Battlefield"
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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
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Honor the dead and continue fighting for our freedom
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Habeas Corpus suspension
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Lincoln suspended this because riots started as people did not want to go to war to end slavery
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Most experienced generals joined this side of the war
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Confederacy or the South
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Reason the Emancipation Proclamation angered the South
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It was to free slaves in the states that were fighting in the confederacy.
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The issuance of State's Right cause the South to...
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Secede (leave) from the Union
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Ulysses S. Grant
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"The war is over. The rebels are our countrymen again" General of the North
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Jefferson Davis
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President of the Confederacy
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Abraham Lincoln
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President of Union
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Anaconda Plan
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3 Parts: blockade the southern ports, control the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond (Southern Capital)
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Battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
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The Ironclads changed naval warfare
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Robert E. Lee
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Commanding general of the Confederate Army after the 1st Battle of Bull Run
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General McClellan
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Had a "wait and see" approach. Put off fight until he could no longer put it off.
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Major event in 1862
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Battle of Antietam
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Major event 1863
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Major event 1864
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Lincoln reelected and the city of Atlanta, Georgia defeated
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Major event 1865
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General Lee and Confederates surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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