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Arsenal

A place to store weapons and military equipment

Casualty

A soldier who is killed, wounded, or captured in battle

Habeas Corpus

Legal right guaranteeing a prisoner the right to be heard in court

Amnesty

Granting a pardon for past actions

Annex

To add a territory to one's own territory

Decree

An official order

Famine

An extreme shortage of food

Barricade

To block off

Innovation

A new development or invention

Incorporate

To include or absorb

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Allowed Kansas to vote on slavery, leading to conflicts and rival governments

Strengths of the North in the Civil War

Railroads, factories, larger population, and a large navy

Plans of the North to win the Civil War

Blockade Southern ports, gain control of the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond, VA

Strengths of the South in the Civil War

Defensive battle tactics, military leadership, and support from France & Britain

Plans of the South to win the Civil War

Wear down the North and get France & Britain to apply pressure

Presidents & capitals of the North/South

Lincoln in Washington for the North, Davis in Richmond for the South

Women during the Civil War

Contributed as nurses, spies, and even disguised themselves as men to serve in the army

Prisoner treatment during the Civil War

Mix of sympathy and hospitality, ended prisoner exchanges due to mistreatment

Monitor vs Merrimack

First Ironclad ships in a battle during the Civil War

Battles during the Civil War

First Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Vicksburg, Battle of Gettysburg