civil war Flashcards
Reform
The abolition of slavery
Nativist
the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
Steam Engine
a way to turn heat into motion.
Reform Movement
advocates a change that will preserve the existing values but will provide improved means of implementing them.
Suffrage
the right to vote in public elections
Co-Education
the education of both male and female students at the same institution
Abolitionist
a person who wants to stop or abolish slavery
Casualty
a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed
Revolt
to rise up against the authority of a ruler or government
Prohibition
when my mom placed a prohibition on watching TV during dinner
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
slavery legal in all the territories
Bleeding Kansas
Abolitionists and pro-slavery settlers fought about whether Kansas would be a free or slave state.
Union Troops
the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states,
Confederacy
a group of people, countries, organizations, etc. joined together for a common purpose or by a common interes