Union
The United States (North)
Turning Point
An event that makes a big difference
Tactics
Fighting strategies and techniques
Emancipation
To set someone free
Confederacy
The country formed by seceding states (south)
Mobilization
Getting troops ready & organized to fight
Fortification
A military stronghold
Proclamation
A public declaration/announcement
Reality Check: Union Troops were beat in first major battle
Battle of Bull Run
Secession
To break away from a country
First shots of the Civil War
Fort Sumter