Chapter/ Packet 19 Flashcards
Fort Sumter
marked the official beginning of the American Civil War
Border States
vital to the success of the Union. They contained significant deposits of mineral resources and were major agricultural areas producing both livestock and grain.
West Virginia
home to the first land battle in the American Civil War. In June 1861, at the Battle of Philippi, the first fight in the Shenandoah Valley was the Battle of Falling Waters, in July 1861, just prior to first Manassas or first Bull Run.
Trent Affair
On November 8, 1861, Charles Wilkes, a U.S. Navy Officer, captured two Confederate envoys aboard the British mail ship, the Trent. Great Britain accused the United States of violating British neutrality, and the incident created a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Great Britain during the Civil War.
Alabama
Alabama was central to the Civil War, with the secession convention at Montgomery, birthplace of the Confederacy, inviting other states to form a Southern Republic, during January–March 1861, and develop constitutions to legally run their own affairs.
Laird Rams
these were clearly warships. These were going to be 1,400 ton vessels, about 225 feet long, powerfully armed. They were designed to help lift the blockade of the Confederate ports, and then, perhaps, even to carry the war to Northern cities and try to terrorize some coastal areas of the North.
Domination Of Canada 1867
federation of colonies in British North America - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario - joined together to become the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867.
Writ of Habeas Corpus
President Abraham Lincoln issued this Presidential Proclamation 94 suspending the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War. The writ of habeas corpus is a tool preventing the government from unlawfully imprisoning individuals outside of the judicial process.
New York draft riots
In addition to the death toll, the riots had caused millions of dollars in property damage and made some 3,000 of the city’s Black residents homeless. The New York Draft Riots remain the deadliest riots in U.S. history, even worse than the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and the 1967 Detroit Riots.
Morilles Tariff
Passed on July 2, 1862, this act made it possible for states to establish public colleges funded by the development or sale of associated federal land grants.
Greenbacks
were emergency paper currency issued by the United States during the American Civil War that were printed in green on the back. They were in two forms: Demand Notes, issued in 1861–1862, and United States Notes, issued in 1862–1865.
National Banking System
The National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864 marked an important moment in the development of the U.S. banking system. Congress passed these bills as a wartime expedient to (i) help finance the war effort by increasing the demand for federal government debt and (ii) promote a stable uniform currency.
Homestead act
To help develop the American West and spur economic growth, Congress passed the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided 160 acres of federal land to anyone who agreed to farm the land. The act distributed millions of acres of western land to individual settlers.
Pacific Railroad Act
were a series of acts of Congress that promoted the construction of a “transcontinental railroad” in the United States through authorizing the issuance of government bonds and the grants of land to railroad companies.
US Sanitary Commission
volunteers advised on the physical and mental health of the military, assisted in the organization of military hospitals and camps, and aided in the transportation of the wounded. They distributed medical supplies, food, and clothing where needed.
