Civil War Video Notes - Key Terms (Vocabulary Flashcards)

Vocabulary flashcards covering key people, places, and concepts from the Civil War notes.

Fort Sumter

A U.S. military fort in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861.

Lincoln's Strategy to Avoid War

President Lincoln's approach to prevent war by not attacking the South and sending only supplies (not weapons) to Fort Sumter, hoping the South would not fire.

Confederacy fired the first shots at Fort Sumter

The Confederate states fired the first shots, starting the Civil War.

Habeas Corpus

A constitutional protection that people cannot be jailed without a reason or a trial.

Lincoln's Suspension of Habeas Corpus

During the Civil War, Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, allowing arrests and detention without trial, especially for threats to the Union.

Border States

Slave states that stayed in the Union: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia (joined in 1863).

Anaconda Plan

The Union's strategy to win by blockading Southern ports, controlling the Mississippi River, and surrounding the Confederacy.

Robert E. Lee

Top general of the Confederate Army; a skilled leader who fought in many major battles.

Union strategy

Use the Anaconda Plan, take control of the South, and end slavery.

Confederacy strategy

Defend their land, seek European aid, and keep slavery.

Greenbacks

Paper money issued by the Union government during the war; not backed by gold.

First Battle of Bull Run

The first major battle of the Civil War; showed the war would be long and bloody.

Stonewall Jackson

A Confederate general known for standing firm in battle; nickname 'Stonewall' earned at Bull Run.

George B. McClellan

A Union general who trained the army well but was often too slow to attack; Lincoln replaced him.

Clara Barton

A nurse during the Civil War who founded the American Red Cross and cared for wounded soldiers.

Roles of Women in the War

Women served as nurses, spies, factory workers, farmers; some disguised themselves as men to fight.