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Civil War Begins
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7th Grade
09/30/2008

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Jefferson Davis
Definition
first president of the confedercy
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States  Rights
Definition
To have certain rights in a state and the people all agree on them and goverment can't over rule them
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Secede
Definition
To leave
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Confederate States Of America
Definition
 On Dec. 20 1860 th south started to slowly secede , and created there own confedercy called the confederate staes of america
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Robert E. Lee
Definition
Souths best military leader/general who resighn from the u.s. army and supported the south by enlinsting in the war.
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Fort Sumpter
Definition
A fort in charlston, vargina that the union had control over until the civil war started and the confedercy had won it back
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First battle at Bullrun
Definition
on july 16 ,1861 the civil war had began as the union marhed in with 32,000 troops led by general irwan an the confederates marched in with only 20,000 led by thomas j. jackson"stonewall jackson".This was the first major battle on te civil war
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Thomas

J. Jackson

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Also known as "stonewall jackson" stoped his troop to the union's advances;he was the forst general to fight at bull run and in the civil war.

 

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border states
Definition
Are the states that divide the north and the south these states are; Delaware;kentuky;mary land;missouri
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Anaconda Plan
Definition
Cut off and strangle the souths economy;by taking over richmond (confedercy's captil), naval blockade their costline,and to close off the mississppi river to their advanges
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Hygiene
Definition
your health and cleanlyness; to promote to your health
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George McClellan
Definition
union general in the east; recruted the same army that got defeatd at bullrun
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 Ulyesses s. Grant

Definition
  • His stratergy was to find themand get to your enemy;get to him as fast as you can;stike as hard as you can,and move on
  • he was a victories union general
  • best union general
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Battle at Shiloh
Definition
April 5-6 1862 the confederacy surprised the union with an attack on the tennesse river there was the bloodest war any one had seen up to date led by general grant
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Battle of Atietam
Definition
This battle had overwriten the word bloodest battle from the battle at shiloh it was the bloodest war in history at this time. On Semptember 17 1862 both sides met and clashed ito the bloodest war in history
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Seven Day Battle
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July1st ,1862 the longest fight started when the union and the confedercy clashed ,and the fight lasted for a week.
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Union Strenghts

 & Weakness

Definition

Stregths

  •  Anaconda Plan
  • Poplation
  • more Railroads

Weaknesses

  •  not so good generals
  • soldier loss
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Comfedercy Strenghths and weakness
Definition

Streghth

  • good generals
  • had more land

Weakness

  • small poplation
  • dieases
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Lesson Learned At bullrun
Definition
  • The war would't be over soon
  • it would be a bloody battle
  • southern soldiers wil be fighting hard for what they want.
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Dieseases During the war 
Definition
  • Biggest killer was disease(killed more than fighting)
  • Poor higene
  • insaitary doctors and surgens
  • Fleas,lice,tics
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Lee's invasion of the north
Definition
  • Give farmers time to harvest crops
  • to show european counry's they had a chance if of winning
  • confince lincon into peace talks
  • also steal from northern farmers
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