civil war Flashcards
what is reform
make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it.
what is nativist
relating to or supporting the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
Steam Engine
a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid
Reform Movement
Reform ism is a type of social movement that aims to bring a social or also a political system closer to the community’s ideal
Suffrage
the right to vote in political elections
co education
the education of students of both sexes together.
Abolitionist
a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery
Casualty
a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
“the shelling caused thousands of civilian casualties”
revolt
rise in rebellion.
prohibition
legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933
Three Fifths Compromise
three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation and taxation.
Underground Railroad
the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
Dred Scott Decision
upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
Bleeding Kansas
a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri, between 1854 and 1859.
Union Troops
the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states,
Confederacy
included the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln became the United States’ 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the first and only president
Secession
the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
Militia
a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Bull Run
First Manassas · Fairfax County and Prince William County, VA | Jul 21, 1861 · Bull Run: Featured Resources · All battles of the Manassas Campaign - July 1861.
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Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior.
Battle of Antietam
Antietam, the deadliest one-day battle in American military history, showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater.
