Civil war Flashcards
(20 cards)
Abraham Lincoln
The preisdent of the u.s.a and the reason the south seceded the u.s and was assastioned by John Wilkes Booth
When did the war start? End?
April 12 1861 - April 9 1865
Jefferson Davis
The president of the confederates states of america
Secession
when a state(s) leaves their country
Confederate States of America
states in the south that left the united states to start their own country that wanted slavery
Union States
the northern states that stayed with the u.s. that didn’t have slavery.
Border States
states that had slavery but desided not to leave the u.s.a
Emancipation Proclamation
a order by linclon that ended slavery in the southern states but not in the border states
Ulysses S. Grant
the general of the union army
Fort Sumter
the first battle ground of the civil war which the confederate won
Robert E Lee
the leader of the confederate army
Appomattox Court House
the place where the south surrender in a framers living room
Battle at Gettysburg
one of the bloodest battle in the civil war
Gettysburg Address - the importance of it and the message being sent:
an important speech that abraham made that he thought sucked and it gave the army hope
Civil War -
a war where a country fights itself
13th Amendment
abolisted slavery and involintary powerless except as punishment
14th Amendment
defines citizenship and goverment equal and protected by the law and made sure confederate couldn’t be in power
15th Amendment
forbids any denial of voting rights based on race/color and servaitude
Impact of photography during the Civil War
gave people a look at the chaos and pain that the war started
battle of antitan
the bloodest one day battle of the civil war
