Civil War Vocabulary Words Flashcards

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abolition

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the seeking of the legal end to slavery in the US

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abolitionist

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an individual who opposed slavery as a moral wrong which violated basic human rights and religious teachings

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the confederacy

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the new nation and government formed in 1861 by the southern states that seceded when Lincoln was elected

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4
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anaconda plan

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the unions plan to win the civil war

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5
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copperheads

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northern democrats who opposed the civil war and president Lincoln’s policies

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ante-bellum

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a term used to describe the southern states during the time period before the civil war

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anti-slavery movement

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abolitionist movement to end the enslavement of negroes

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draft

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the conscription or selective services- selection of men to serve in the military

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emancipation proclamation

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issued by Lincoln and declared slaves free in areas of rebellion

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10
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civil war

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period of warfare between the union and confederacy over the rights of slavery

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11
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confederate

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those who actively supported the south during the CW

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12
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federal supremacy

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the constitution is the law of the land

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13
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Abraham Lincoln

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16th president of the US

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14
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free states

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states did not have slaves

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15
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the merrimack

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first ironclad ship built by the south during the CW

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16
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the monitor

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first ironclad ship built by the north during the CW

17
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fugitive slave law

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provision of the compromise of 1850- slaves that escaped should be returned to their owner

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gettysburg address

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speech given by Lincoln to dedicate the cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield

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Habeas Corpus

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the right of a citizen to know the charges brought against him

20
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plantation system

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agricultural system before the civil war

21
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popular sovereignty

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the vote of people living in a territory who were responsible for deciding slavery

22
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proslavery

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an opinion that favors slavery

23
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harriet beecher stowe

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author of uncle toms cabin, a novel which heightened antislavery sentiment around the world

24
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secession

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the term used to describe the separation of the southern states before the civil war

25
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secession

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the term used to describe the separation of the southern states of the US

26
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sectionalism

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concern for devotion to the interests of a state or particular section of the US over the interests of the nation itself

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the union

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a name for the US especially during the civil war