Civil War + Reconstruction Flashcards
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Reform
to make changes in something in order to improve it
Nativist
relating to or supporting the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
Steam Engine
A steam engine is a machine that uses heat and steam pressure to create mechanical motion.
Reform Movement
advocates a change that will preserve the existing values but will provide improved means of implementing them
Suffrage
a series of intercessory prayers or petitions.
Co-Education
the education of both male and female students at the same institution.
Abolitionist
a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
Revolt
to rise up against the authority of a ruler or government
Casualty
a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
Prohibition
the action of forbidding something, especially by law.
Three Fifths Compromise
three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation and taxation.
Bleeding Kansas
Abolitionists and pro-slavery settlers fought about whether Kansas would be a free or slave state.
Underground Railroad
refers to the efforts of enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage
Dred Scott Decision
invalidated the Missouri Compromise of 1820
Union Troops
the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states
Confederacys
a group of people, countries, organizations, etc. joined together for a common purpose or by a common interest
Jefferson Davis
Veteran of the Mexican war
Militia
a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
Abraham Lincoln
He was the president of the United States
Secession
the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
Gettysburg Address
equality contained in the Declaration of Independence
Battle of Fort Sumter
The attack on Fort Sumter marked the official beginning of the American Civil War—a war
Battle of Bull Run
Bull Run. First Manassas. Shock and Awe at Bull Run: War Department.
Battle of Shiloh
Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior.
