vocab Flashcards
(9 cards)
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Union
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The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
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South
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A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
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North
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The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
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Eastern theater
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The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
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Confederacy
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- Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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Border states
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- These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
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Abolitionist
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- A person who wanted to eliminate or “abolish” slavery.
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Western theater
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- The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
