border state
slave state that didn't secede
blockade
no hacking and trading allowed
ironclad
bulletproof ships that shoot at each other
George McClellan
commander of the Potomac Army; was fired for being to cautious
casualty
military term for dead, wounded, blown to pieces, eaten, or MIA
emancipate
to set free
Horace Greely
abolitionist publisher
Habeas Corpus
belief stating that no individuals of the species Homo sapiens should be imprisoned without a justified cause
draft
the army version of the Hunger Games
siege
tactics in which one surrounds a fort or other defensive establishment with an offensive force and nukes it after a while
William Sherman
commander of the union force who was gonna "march to the sea"
total war
tactics in which WMDs are initiated
Robert E. Lee
commander of the forces of northern Virginia
U. S. Grant
commander of the Potomac army after McClellan was fired; kicked Lee's butt
What advantages did the North have?
1. industry
2. transportation
3. unified strategy
What advantages did the South have?
1. cause of the war
2. belief in the commanders
3. home ground
Why did the South lose?
1. Lee played an offensive game
2. no transportation centers were defended
3. the Mississippi River was lost
