The civil war
Fort Sumter- brick fort symbolized Union power; Confederates fired at and took over; no bloodshed.PGT Beauregard- Confederate general who ordered firing of cannon at Sumter. Copperheads- Northern Democrats that didn't want slave states in the Union; figured that in a South cut off from the Union, slavery would wither away. Border states- Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware- all slave states but stayed loyal to Union. Jefferson Davis- president of the Confederacy. First Battle of Bull Run- inexperienced soldiers on both sides, Union ahead at first, but later retreated. Stonewall Jackson- helped Confederate troops push ahead at Bull Run. Ironclads- wooden ships with iron plate armor. Monitor- Union ship; first to have revolving gun turret. Merrimac- ironclad captured by the South, who changed name to the Virginia; first ironclad battle between Monitor and Merrimac. Army of the Potomac- Union army at the Potomac River. George McClellan- veteran of the Mexican War; new leader of the Army of the Potomac; refused to move until army drilled and trained for months. Ulysses S. Grant- led Union army into Tennessee; wrinkled uniforms, cigar stained beard; captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson- "Unconditional Surrender Grant". Battle of Sh
Second Battle of Bull Run- Confederate victory at Manassas Junction. Jim Crow Laws- segregation of public facilities. Knights of the White Camelia- secret groups, warned blacks not to vote. Force Acts- provided for the federal supervision of elections in Southern states; gave president the power to declare martial law in areas where Klan was active. William W. Bellknap- Sec. of War, accepted bribes from merchants in Indian territory who wanted to keep their profitable trading concessions. Rutherford B. Hayes- Republican candidate 1876. Samuel J. Tilden- Democratic candidate. Discrimination- showing partiality or prejudice. Literacy test- had to be able to read and understand the law in order to vote. Transcontinental railroad- connected Atlantic and Pacific coasts in a weeklong journey; North-central route chosen and grants and loans supported by Congress. Homestead Act- gave 160 acres of public land free to any citizen if they agreed to occupy and cultivate the land and pay registration fee. Morrill Land-Grant Act- 1862; gave land to states and territories for the support of colleges that taught agricultural and mechanical skills. National Banking Act- did away with state banks and set up national banks. Dorthea Dix- superintendent of nurses under Union; nursed wounded soldiers. Vicksburg- captured by Grant on 4ht of July, split the Confederacy in two.Gettysburg Address- Lincoln's speech dedicating the national cemetery to the soldiers in the Civil War.William T. Sherman- commander of Union armies in Tennessee; goal to fight form Tenn. Through Georgia to Atlantic Coast, then move through Carol
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