Chapter14 Flashcards
ironclad
The iron plated warship used to fight the south
Anaconda Plan
The north plan to crush the south and starve them out.
Robert E. Lee
The commander of the south after Jefferson Davis
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln’s summary of the common courage and sacrifice of the soldiers of the North and South.
Ulysses S. Grant
Great northern commander who captured fort Henry and Fort Donelson.
blockade runners
Daring merchant ships who snuck by the norths ocean blockade.
conscription
The drafting of men in the military
border states
Slave states that did not succeed from the union
Trent Affair
Outraged the British, and demanded an apology and the release of Mason and Slidell
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln’s declaration that all slaves were free and that slavery was illegal
March to the Sea
Sherman’s total war tactics towards the south
Appomattox Cour House
Where grant and lee met for the terms of souths surrender.