Ch. 10 Vocabulary Words

Social Studies:

The Civil War

To formally withdraw from a group

secede

A small town in northern VA where Confederate troops

surrendered

Appomattox Court House

McLean House. It was here that generals Grant and Lee met with members of their staffs to negotiate the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. A more unusual story is of the McLean. They previously owned a home near Manassas. During the battle of Bull Run, the Confederates used their home as a headquarters. After the battle, McKean decided to move away from the turmoil of War, but such as not the case, as the War followed them. The Mclean were present at the first major battle of the Civil War, and the final surrender took place in their living room.

General of the Confederate Army;

earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull

Run

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

The battle here marked the beginning of the

Civil War

Fort Sumter

President of the Confederate States of

America

Jefferson Davis

To release or set someone free from

slavery

emancipate

Because of his devotion to VA, he commanded the confederate army

Robert E. Lee

Made up of the northern states;

another name for the United States

Union

Formed from the eleven states that

seceded from the Union

Confederate States of America

(Confederacy)

A declaration made by Lincoln that granted

freedom to slaves held in Confederate States

Emancipation Proclamation

President who was against the spread of

slavery

Abraham Lincoln

Group of counties that became their own state

because they did not want to secede from

the Union

West Virginia

Located in Manassas; first major battle of the Civil War took

place here

First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)

Commander of the Union Army who

defeated Confederate troops

Ulysses S. Grant

What demand did the Confederates make

about Fort Sumter that started the Civil War?

They demanded that the United States soldiers leave the

fort.

Why did President Lincoln refuse to give

in to Confederate demands about Fort

Sumter?

Because Fort Sumter belonged to the United States government

What event caused Virginia to secede from

the Union?

Lincoln called for troops to go to war

against the Southern States.

Why did West Virginia become a separate

state?

Because Virginia voted to secede from

the Union

What was the first major battle of the Civil

War?

First Manassas (First Battle of Bull Run)

Why did Robert E. Lee decide to join the

Confederate Army?

1. He didn’t want to fight against his

friends and neighbors.

2. He wanted to preserve the rights

of Virginia.3. He was a strong and bold leader.

What were women in Virginia doing during

the war?

1. Running farms and businesses

2. Working in hospitals

3. Taking over men’s jobs in

factories

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Announcement to set free African American

slaves

List some facts about the Emancipation

Proclamation:

*It helped keep European countries from joining the

Confederacy.

*It allowed freed African Americans to join the Union

army.

*It freed all slaves in the Confederate territory.

What happened to Stonewall Jackson at

Chancellorsville?

He was accidentally shot by his own troops and died.

List some facts that lead to Lee’s surrender:

*Lee had few soldiers and supplies left.

*Grants forces had captured the

Confederate capital.

*Union forces surrounded Lee’s

soldiers.

What happened after Grant’s forces had

taken Richmond and Petersburg?

Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House and the war

ended.

The economy of the North was based on ___________________.

Manufacturing/factories

The economy of the south was based on

__________.

Farming or agriculture

_______ _________ established the

Underground Railroad to help free slaves from the South to the North.

Harriet Tubman

The ________ and the _________ were the two iron-clad ships that

fought in waters near Norfolk and Hampton

Roads.

Virginia & Monitor

ESSAY:

What events led Virginia to decide to

secede from the Union?

*Virginia believed they had the right. When Lincoln called

on states for soldiers, VA refused to fight

against the Southern states. VA seceded.

Why did a lot of battles take place in Virginia?

Virginia was between the two capitals.

Where did the Civil War end? Who

surrendered?

Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House in VA on

April 9, 1865.