What does evacuate mean?
to leave a location, usually for one’s own protection
What are border states?
a state that bordered both Union and Confederate states, namely Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware, Missouri, and West Virginia
What does mobilize mean?
to organize and prepare troops for war
What are army troops who fight on horseback called?
Cavalry
What is another name for foot soldiers?
Infantry
what do you call a battle strategy that uses a system of ditches to give soldiers a protected place from which to fire during battle?
Trench Warfare
What is an ironclad?
a ship armored with iron plates to protect it from cannon fire
What is mortality?
the death rate
What is a philanthropist?
someone who actively promotes human welfare
What do you call a person who is not in the military?
A civilian
Name the military strategy during the Civil War in which the North planned to set up a blockade around the southern coast to ruin the South’s economy and secure ports on the Mississippi River, as a huge snake crushes its prey.
The Anaconda Plan
What do you call a small, fast ship carrying mounted guns?
A gunboat
What is a pontoon?
a portable, cylindrical float used to build a temporary bridge
What is a situation in which neither side in a conflict is able to win?
a stalemate
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
an 1863 document issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed all slaves living in Confederate-held territory during the American Civil War
What does enlist mean?
to join
