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ch 16 hs
Question | Answer |
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fort sumter | federal fort in Harbor of Charleston,South Carolina |
Rober E Lee | confederate military leader |
border states | slave state that borders the north |
king cotton | title showing cottons importance in the south |
anaconda plan | unions plan to surround and defeat the south |
blockade | the preventing of good or people entering or leaving an area |
first battle of bull run | early battle that ended with a confederacy victory |
hygiene | conditions and practice that promote good health |
rifle | barrled gun that shot a bullet a long distance |
minie bal | a bullet with a hollow base |
ironclad | warship covered in iron |
Ulsses S Grant | union general |
battle of shiloh | battle in tennnessee noted for its fierce fighting |
calvary | soldiers on horseback |
seven days battle | week long fighting in which confederates turned back the union effort to take richmond |
battle of antietam | battle in maryland that left 25,000 soldiers dead or wounded |