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AH M3L4 Key Terms
American History Module 3 Lesson 4 Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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Blockade | Union strategy of blocking southern ships from entering or leaving southern ports. |
Anaconda Plan | Union strategy of blockading Southern ports and cutting off use of the Mississippi River. |
Robert E. Lee | Confederate General that is praised for his brilliant military strategy and leadership. |
Ulysses S. Grant | Union General that would go on to become a US President. |
Emancipation Proclamation | Declaration by Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves in all rebellious territories. |
54th Massachusetts | All black regiment that valiantly fought for the Union. |
Copperhead | Northerners who disliked Abraham Lincoln and disagreed with his leadership. |
Habeus Corpus | Constitutional right suspended during the war that allows the government to jail citizens without being accused of a crime. |
Clara Barton | Union nurse that revolutionized care for soldiers. |
Conscription | The draft, or forcing soldiers into joining the war effort. |
Gettysburg | Site of the decisive Battle of Gettysburg, a major turning point of the Civil War. |
Total War | War strategy that includes attacking both civilian and military targets. |
13th Amendment | Constitutional amendment that would outlaw slavery in the US. |
John Wilkes Booth | Assassinated Abraham Lincoln. |