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Important People and Terms of the Civil War

Use your notes and Chapter 19 in the textbook to help you answer the following questions about the Civil War.

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Confederacythe 11 Southern states that separated from the United States and called itself the Confederate States of America
secedeto withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance
Unionthe 22 Northern States during the Civil War
Robert E. LeeMain General of the Confederacy
Jefferson DavisPresident of the Confederate States of America
Stonewall JacksonGeneral of the Confederacy
Bull Run1st Battle of Civil War
Abraham LincolnPresident of the United States
George B. McClellanUnion General
Ulysses S. GrantUnion General
Tecumseh ShermanUnion General
Harriet TubmanConductor on the Underground Railroad
Frederick Douglassabolitionist and orator
MerrimacConferderate ironclad battleship
MonitorUnion ironclad battleship
moderatean individual opposed to extreme views or measures in politics or religion
emancipationa condition of being freed from oppression, bondage or restraint
civil rightsrights belonging to a person because of his or her status as a citizen or as a member of society
drafta call to military service
Total Warthe idea to destroy everything the enemy has, not just troops but all Social, Economic, and Agricultural resources.
Clara Bartonorganized supplies for Union troops
Mathew BradyCivil War photographer
54th Massachusettsmost famous African American Unit to fight in the war
Appomattoxplace where Confederacy surrendered


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