Civil War and Reconstruction Unit Flashcards
State’s Rights
The Southern states wanted to assert their authority over the federal government so they could abolish federal laws they didn’t support
Abolitionists
a person who doesn’t support slavery- they want to free the slaves
Election of 1860
Made Lincoln president - shows how divided the nation is
Fort Sumter
Union fort- marked the official beginning of the American Civil War-WASNT THE FIRST BATTLE and turned the confederacy victorious
King Cotton
The idea was that the North would be forced to bow to Southern demands because of their reliance on Southern cotton in manufacturing
Border states
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri. slave states that remained loyal to the Union
Grant/Lee
Grant-Military leader for the union….Lee- Military leader for the confederacy
Sharecropping
economic slavery…concept that renters give 1/2 production to landowners. idea of indebting black land owners
tenant farming
idea that blacks can rent land from farmers, gave HOPE for future land owning
Hampton Roads/Merrimack Moniter
Showed Transitional war. (wooden warships to ironclads)
Anaconda Plan
Raise a huge army - get two armies and plunge into the south, blockade the south from european trade, cut the south in half by seizing mississippi river
Battle of Bull Run
marked the first LEGITIMATE battle of the civil war—-proved it wasn’t going to be easy and it wasn’t going to be short
Battle of Antietam
turning point for the north — allows lincoln the strength to issue the emancipation proclamation, high water mark for the south
Battle of Gettysburg
South’s last try at victory
big step for lincoln–shows the north will win
Wade-Davis Plan
reaction the the 10% plan——50% now
10% plan
Lincoln’s lenient plan designed to win the peace—-10% have to sign an oath to be loyal to the union
54th massachusetts regiment
Union army is facing a soldier shortage so 54th massachusetts regiment—– first official All black military unit- further step to equality
Radical Republicans
politician form of radical abolitionists
Freedman’s Bureau
designed to provide freed slaves with resources and assistance to transition into citizenship and into functioning members of society after the Civil War
Black codes
codes ment to force blacks back into economic slavery— Banned blacks from owning land in cities, one year contracts-prevented stability, ect…..
13th amendment
no slavery
14th amendment
restatement of the bill rights- protected blacks under bill of rights
15th ammendment
banned laws restricting voting
Thaddeus Stevens
BIGGEST Radical Republican, WERE DOING THIS NOW!
Emancipation Proclamation
document by lincoln, after the battle of antietam lincoln has the optics on his side. declared all slaves free NOT EQUAL
Innovative weapons/use of
transitions us into total warfare— mini balls, land mines, submarines
Gettysburg Address
Made gettysburg a graveyard, declared equal rights for blacks a slave goal
Sherman’s march to the sea
atlanta - savannah - south carolina
hog hammock
last standing sea island community
wilmot provisio
a proposed legislation during the Mexican-American War that aimed to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico
battle of appomattox
Lee evacuates west from richmond (he gets surrounded) - LEE SURRENDERS, one of the last battles
