Battle Of Bull Run Essay

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Anaconda plan- was to destroy the south’s economy through a naval blockade of southern exports and to gain the control of the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy and cut their communications. Blockade Runner- a ship or person that goes through a blockade. Contraband- are also called escaped slaves Crop broker- were people who managed the crop trade. Folktales- are stories with a morale, to teach lessons on how to survive under slavery. Spirituals- are emotional Christians songs that blended with African and European music to express their religious beliefs. Factor- managed the cotton trade Gettysburg address- was a speech written by Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous American history speech, about liberty,…show more content…
Antietam- lasted for hours Union casualties 12,000 Confederate casualties 13,000 bloodiest single day battle in the war, but key union victory. Shiloh- Civil war battle in Tennessee in which the Union army gained greater control over the Mississippi River valley. Bull Run- in the first battle of Bull Run first major battle of the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory; showed that the Civil war would not be won easily. The second battle of Bull Run Civil War battle in which Confederate army forced most of the Union army out of Virginia. Fort Sumter- Federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by the Confederates in April 1861, sparking the Civil War. Fort Donelson- Seven Days’ Battles- Series of Civil war battles in which Confederate army successes forced the Union army to retreat from near Richmond, Virginia the Confederate capital. Pea Ridge- Civil war battle in which Confederate forces from Missouri, joined by some American Indians, were defeated in Northwestern
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