| A | B |
|---|
| habeas corpus | right that protects people from being held unlawfully |
| martial law | ruled by the army instead of by the usual gov't officials |
| casualties | soldiers killed, wounded, captured, or missing |
| draft | system that requires people to serve in the military |
| income tax | tax on money people earn from work or investments |
| total war | war conducted not only against armies, but also against a people's resources and their will to fight |
| Johnny Reb | Nickname for the soldiers of the Confederacy |
| Billy Yank | Nickname for soldiers of the Union |
| How many years did the Civil War last? | four |
| Part of which state broke off and formed a new state that joined the Union? | Virginia to form West Virginia |
| What state threatened to succeed from the Confederacy? | Georgia |
| What city was the capital of the Confederacy | Richmond, VA |
| What city was the capital of the Union? | Washington D.C. |
| Which city was considered the "gateway " to Richmond? | Petersburg |
| Which border states joined the Confederacy? | Virginia, Arkansas, and Tennessee |
| What were the strengths of the Union side? | A)larger population B) had most of the factories and farmland |
| Virginia | Home state of Robert E. Lee and also state where capital of the Conferacy located |
| What were the strategies of Lincoln to win the war? | create blockades, capture Richmond, and bring Confederate States back into the Union |
| What were the strategies of Confederacy to win the war | To make the war so costly that the Union would lose interest. |
| What was Europe's reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation? | Won their approval |
| What was the name of the Union ironclad ship? | The Monitor |
| What was the name of the Confederate ironclad ship? | The Merrimac, renamed the Virginia |
| Lincoln's strategies for winning the CW | Create a blockade of Southern seaports, capture Richmond, and bring Conf. states back into Union |
| Strengths of the Union to win CW | bigger population, had 85% of factories and twice as much farmland |
| What was the Confederate strength? | It had best military leaders |
