civil war terms

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  1. 3. a type of artillery round consisting of a cluster of small balls
  2. 6. A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories.
  3. 7. A war between the northern and southern states over the way of life of the south and whether or not the union would stay together.
  4. 9. creator of the emancipation proclamation
  5. 10. Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to.
  6. 11. An enclosed field work - without redans - which had several sides and was used to protect a garrison from attacks from several directions.
  7. 13. Large logs painted to look like cannons.
  8. 16. a crucial food source for soldiers on both sides, primarily due to its long shelf life and ease of storage.
  9. 17. A rifled artillery piece with a reinforcing band at the rear, or breech.
  10. 18. The tactics used by Napoleon Bonaparte that were studied by military men and cadets at West Point before the Civil War.
  11. 20. mounted infantry used in the civil war
  12. 21. Also called the North or the United States,
  13. 22. where the first shots where fired
  14. 24. They were modeled after French African troops who were known for their bravery and marksmanship.
  15. 25. The term used for military supplies.
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  1. 1. It's often used metaphorically to describe the destructive and relentless nature of war
  2. 2. It was copied from the French officer's hat
  3. 4. warships armed with iron armor plating, revolutionized naval warfare during the American Civil War.
  4. 5. This curing process allowed the pork to last a very long time without the need for refrigeration.
  5. 8. often called the first and second manassas
  6. 12. what granted slaves their freedom
  7. 14. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
  8. 15. Cultural movement in which Southern states attempted to cope - mentally and emotionally - with devastating defeat and Northern military occupation after the Civil War.
  9. 19. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
  10. 23. A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South.