Civil War Vocabulary Words Flashcards
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abolition
the seeking of the legal end to slavery in the US
abolitionist
an individual who opposed slavery as a moral wrong which violated basic human rights and religious teachings
the confederacy
the new nation and government formed in 1861 by the southern states that seceded when Lincoln was elected
anaconda plan
the unions plan to win the civil war
copperheads
northern democrats who opposed the civil war and president Lincoln’s policies
ante-bellum
a term used to describe the southern states during the time period before the civil war
anti-slavery movement
abolitionist movement to end the enslavement of negroes
draft
the conscription or selective services- selection of men to serve in the military
emancipation proclamation
issued by Lincoln and declared slaves free in areas of rebellion
civil war
period of warfare between the union and confederacy over the rights of slavery
confederate
those who actively supported the south during the CW
federal supremacy
the constitution is the law of the land
Abraham Lincoln
16th president of the US
free states
states did not have slaves
the merrimack
first ironclad ship built by the south during the CW
the monitor
first ironclad ship built by the north during the CW
fugitive slave law
provision of the compromise of 1850- slaves that escaped should be returned to their owner
gettysburg address
speech given by Lincoln to dedicate the cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield
Habeas Corpus
the right of a citizen to know the charges brought against him
plantation system
agricultural system before the civil war
popular sovereignty
the vote of people living in a territory who were responsible for deciding slavery
proslavery
an opinion that favors slavery
harriet beecher stowe
author of uncle toms cabin, a novel which heightened antislavery sentiment around the world
secession
the term used to describe the separation of the southern states before the civil war
