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Chapter 16 Social Studies Study Guide
Appomattox Courthouse - The Virginia town where General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender, thus
ending the Civil War
Battle of Antietam - A union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S.
military history
border states - Four slave states that lay between the North and the South and did not join the Confederacy
during the Civil War
cotton diplomacy - Confederate efforts to use the importance of southern cotton to Britain’s textile industry to
persuade the British to support the Confederacy in the Civil War.
Emancipation Proclamation - An order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas
rebelling against the Union.
Why?
 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to weaken the South
When?
 Lincoln issed the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam
First Battle of Bull Run - The first major battle of the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory
Fort Sumter - A federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by the Confederates in April
1861, sparking the start of the Civil War
Habeas Corpus - The constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment.
Ironclads - A warship that is heavily armored with iron
Pickett’s Charge - A failed Confederate attack during the Battle of Gettysburg
Civil War Facts
Aim at start
of war
North
(Union)
Bring South back
into the Union
Strengths
Important
General
More people
Railroads
Stronger army
Grant
Agriculture to
feed the
armies
Lee
Smother South’s
economy
South
(Confederate)
Hoped to stay
independent
Where did
fighting take
place?
Two fronts:
Virginia
Along the
Mississippi
Women’s Role
Cook
Clean
Spy
Dress as men & fight
Farm
Do jobs in
manufacturing
Civil War Battle Facts
North
(Union)
Battle of Gettysburg
(Lasted 3 days)
Siege of Vicksburg
African Americans
First MAIN Battle
of Civil War?
Grant took control of the
Union army after this
battle
Control of the
Mississippi was
won
Contrabands and
free men were able
to join the Union
Battle of Bull Run
(named after rivers
in the north)
South
Came north for this battle
(Confederate) to gain foreign aid
Battle of Manassas
(named after towns
in the south)
Did the Anaconda plan work? Explain
Yes, by 1863, blockade in east, control of Mississippi after Siege of Vicksburg
More Facts
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Sickness killed more men during the Civil War
Lincoln was angry after the Battle of Gettysburg because General Meade didn’t follow and finish the
Confederates off.
The South hated General Sherman because he practiced total war in his march across Georgia