U.S. chapter 13 Flashcards
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cotton gin
machine that quickly removed seeds from cotton
free states
states that did not allow people to own slaves
slave states
states that allowed people to own slaves
compromise
a decision that tries to satisfy both sides of an argument
blockade
the Union’s move to block all major seaports of the south in order to keep them from receiving valuable supplies
ironclad
ship covered with thick iron plates so that cannon balls or gun shells would bounce off
emancipate
to set free
proclamation
an important statement
Union
name used to refer to the United States during the Civil War
Civil War
war fought between the North and the South from 1861 to 1865; also called the War between the States
Eli Whitney
man who invented the cotton gin
Missouri Compromise
decision to allow Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state to preserve the balance of slave and free states represented in Congress
Abraham Lincoln
President during the civil war
Confederate States of America
name that the Southern states gave themselves after they withdrew from the Union to form their own nation
Jefferson Davis
president of the Confederate States of America
Merrimac
first Confederate ironclad
Monitor
first Union ironclad
Emancipation Proclamation
announcement made by President Lincoln that freed the slaves
General Ulysses S. Grant
general in command of the Union army
General Robert E. Lee
general of the Confederate army
General William T. Sherman
Union general who captured Atlanta, Georgia, then marched through Georgia to the sea, burning and destroying everything on the way
John Wilkes Booth
man who shot and killed Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
man who became President after Lincoln’s Death
Fort Sumter
fort in Charleston, South Carolina, where the first battle of the Civil War was fought
