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U.S. History Chapter 7 Voacabulary

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Naval warships would prevent merchant vessels from entering or leaving a port.Blockade
a Virginia, who had an outstanding military record in the army, offered command of Union ArmyRobert E. Lee
Union plan to: 1. blockade ports, 2. take control of the Mississippi RiverAnaconda Plan
states such as: Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware and Maryland that had slavery and did not succeedBorder State
a Virginian and General who's unit stood their ground at Bull RunStonewall Jackson
commanding General (after Bull Run) of the Army of the PotomacGeorge McClellan
Union General and future President charged with gaining control over the MississippiUlysses Grant
battle in southwest Tennessee that lasted for 2 days, hurt Grant's reputationShiloh
escaped slaves/refugees who came under the protection of the Union Army; captured war suppliesContraband
September 1862, the bloodiest single day of the Civil War, Union VictoryAntietam
freed all enslaved people in states still in rebellion after Jan.1,1863Emancipation Proclamation
mandates that Black soldiers be accepted into the MilitaryMilitia Act
all Black regiment (formed after the Emancipation Proclamation)54th Massachusetts
tax based on individual incomeIncome Tax
sold by the government, promise to receive more funds at a future dateBond
made western lands available at very low cost to those who would farm itHomestead Act
a draftConscription
protects a person from being held in jail without being charged with a specific crimehabeas corpus
rise in the price of goodsinflation
a nurse, founded the American branch of the International Red CrossClara Barton
military tactic in which an army surrounds, bombards and cuts off all supplies to an enemy position in order to force its surrenderSiege
city on the Mississippi River that become under siege May 22, 1863 until their surrender on July 4, 1863Vicksburg
a 3 day battle at a town in Pennsylvania; July 1,1863 until July 3,1863: result was a Union VictoryGettysburg
General in command of the attack on the Union Center at GettysburgGeorge Pickett
a speech to dedicate a cemetery for fallen soldiersGettysburg Address
attacking civilian and military targetsTotal War
Union General given command; who ordered his men to destroy anything of potential value on his "March to the Sea"William Sherman
abolishes slavery; except as a punishment for a crime13th Amendment
famous actor; assassin of President LincolnJohn Wilkes Booth
Photographer and Journalist during the Civil WarMathew Brady
gave money from teh sale of public lands to states for the establishment of universities that taught "agriculture and mechanical arts"Land Grant College Act


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