Name: Civil War Study Guide Terms to Know

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Name:_____________________________ Civil War Study Guide Terms to Know Confederacy – Southern states that seceded Union – Northern states that we still a part of the United States Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson - Confederate general who led the Confederate army to victory in several battles early in Civil War Abraham Lincoln – President of the Union. His election caused the secession of the Southern states. Jefferson Davis – President of the Confederacy. Believed in states’ rights and the spread of slavery. Robert E. Lee - Commander of the Confederate forces in Civil War Emancipation Proclamation - statement issued by President Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, freeing all slaves in Confederate states still at war with the union Ulysses S. Grant - 18th President; Commander of Union forces during Civil War Battle of Vicksburg - union victory over Confederate forces in 1863 at Vicksburg, MS that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River Battle of Gettysburg - union victory over Confederate forces. Many soldiers on both sides died. Gettysburg Address – famous speech made by President Lincoln. Encouraged Union soldiers to continue fighting in the War. Tariff – taxes on goods total war - method of warfare that involves civilians as targets and is designed to destroy the opposing army and the people’s will to fight The Atlanta Campaign Sherman’s plan to conquer and destroy Atlanta using total war Sherman’s March to the Sea the Union soldiers under General Sherman, walked 300 miles in a 60 mile wide path and destroyed everything in their path Appomattox Court House the site of Lee’s surrender; ending the civil war Key Understanding List some differences between the North and the South prior to the Civil War. List some causes of the Civil War. Explain the importance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. What did John Brown do? What ultimately caused the states to secede from the Union? Describe the battle at Fort Sumter. Describe what fighting was like for the Northerner’s. The Southerner’s. Describe the Battle of Gettysburg. Why is the Battle of Gettysburg one of the most important battles of the war? What were Lincoln’s goals as expressed in the Gettysburg Address? What took place during the Atlanta Campaign and Sherman’s March to the Sea? What happened at Appomattox Courthouse? Describe the effects of the war on the North. Describe the effects of the war on the South. Directory: uploads uploads -> 587 Return function, r i(X) r i(0) r i(1) r i(2) r i(3) 1 0 2 4 6 Thermal Station, I 2 0 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 6 10 uploads -> Department of science and humanities department of mathematics part-a questions and answers uploads -> The Case Against the nypd’s Quota-Driven ‘Broken Windows’ Policing What Is It? uploads -> For want of a nail uploads -> Ownership Models There are two different types of ownership models uploads -> Police Militarization uploads -> City of rising star regular meting thursday, july 14, 2016 uploads -> Township of winfield uploads -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 uploads -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program What We Want Now! Download 12.64 Kb. Share with your friends: