Mr Fitz topic 6 part 2

Battle of Ball Run

first major battle of the civil war (also called the battle of manassas)

virginia

an ironclad warship used by the Confederates in an attempt to break down the Union blockade

Monitor

an ironclad warship

battle of antietam

an 1862 civil war battle (also called the battle of sharpsburg)

battle of fredericksburg

an 1862 civil war battle, one of the Union’s worst defeats

battle of chancellorsville

an 1863 civil war battle, an important victory for confederacy

battle of shiloh

an 1862 civil war battle in tennessee, ended in union victory

what did the battle of bull run show for both sides?

it showed how badly both sides needed training

what was the result of the battle between the two ironclads?

the two ironclads were damaged. the south was bever again able to mount a serious attack against the union navy

what is the significance of the battle of antietam

lee chose to march his troops into maryland, neither side was a clear winner

emancipation proclamation

an 1863 declaration by lincoln, freeing enslaved african americans in confederate territory

54th massachusetts regiment

an african unit in the union army

fort wagner

a fort in south carolina that was the site of an attack by the 54tg regiment in 1863

copperhead

a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the union

draft

a law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military

habeas corpus

the right not to be held in prison without the first charged with a specific crime

what was the significance of the battle fort wagner

african americans were now able to serve in war

battle of gettysburg

a battle in which the union won and stoped confederate invasion in the north

pickket’s charge

the failed confederate charge during the third day of the battle of gettysburg

gettysburg address

the speech made by abraham lincoln