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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 fort sumpter | Where first shot was fired that began the civil war. |
| king cotton | cotton and cotton-growing considered, in the pre-Civil War South, as a vital commodity, the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics. |
| battle of bull run | either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862) |
| battle of antietam | Civil War battle in which the North suceedeed in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties |
| battle of gettysburg | a battle of the American Civil War (1863) |
| ulysses s. grant | an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War. |
| appomattox court house | famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant |
| thirteenth amendment | abolished slavery |
| 54th massachusetts regiment | one of the first African American Regiment organized in the North |
| jefferson davis | iAmerican statesman |
| dred scott v. sandford | 1857 Supreme Court decision that stated that slaves were not citizens; that livig in a free state or territory, even for many years, did not free slaves; and declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitional |
| fugitive slave act | a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders |
| 15th amendment | citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude |
| robert e. lee | Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force |
| anaconda plan | Union war plan by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of southern coast, capture of Richmond, capture Mississippi R, and to take an army through heart of south |
| ironclad | without flaws or loopholes |
| battle of shiloh | the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862) |
| income tax | a personal tax levied on annual income |
| siege of vicksburg | a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863) |
| emancipation proclamation | Issued by abraham lincoln on september 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free |
| john wilkes booth | United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) |
| uncle toms cabin | written by harriet beecher stowe in 1853 that highly influenced england's view on the American Deep South and slavery. a novel promoting abolition. intensified sectional conflict. |
| confederate state of america | the government formed by the southern states that seceded from the union in 1861 |
| compromise of 1850 | Includes California admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act, Made popular sovereignty in most other states from Mexican- American War |
| popular sovereignty | people hold the final authority in all matters of government |
| border state | slave state that remained in the Union during the Civil War |
| blockade | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy |
| seven days battle | battle that was the culmination of the Peninsula Campaign |
| conscription | compulsory military service |
| 14th amendment | Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws |
| william t. sherman | general whose march to sea caused destruction to the south |
| emancipation proclomation | order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union, took effect January 1, 1863 |
| abraham lincoln | 16th President of the United States |
| secede | withdraw from an organization or communion |
| Kansas-nebraska act | This Act set up Kansas and Nebraska as states. Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. People who were proslavery and antislavery moved to Kansas, but some antislavery settlers were against the Act. This began guerrilla warfare. |
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