| A | B |
| FORT SUMTER | South Carolina fort attacked by South,started Civil War |
| ROBERT E. LEE | Virginian, left Union and joined Confederacy |
| BORDER STATE | Slave state that bordered free states,didn't secede from Union |
| KING COTTON | Term showing cotton's importance in South |
| ANACONDA PLAN | Union strategy to cut off South's coastline and control Miss. River |
| BLOCKADE | Armed forces prevent goods/people from moving in or out of an area |
| FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN | First battle AFTER Congress declared war on South |
| HYGIENE | Conditions & practices that promote health |
| RIFLE | Gun with grooved barrel, more accurate |
| MINIE BALL | Bullet with hollow base, improved accuracy |
| IRONCLAD | Warship with iron hull and rotating gun turret |