Civil War Vocabulary Words Flashcards
abolition
the seeking of the legal end to slavery in the US
abolitionist
an individual who opposed slavery as a moral wrong which violated basic human rights and religious teachings
the confederacy
the new nation and government formed in 1861 by the southern states that seceded when Lincoln was elected
anaconda plan
the unions plan to win the civil war
copperheads
northern democrats who opposed the civil war and president Lincoln’s policies
ante-bellum
a term used to describe the southern states during the time period before the civil war
anti-slavery movement
abolitionist movement to end the enslavement of negroes
draft
the conscription or selective services- selection of men to serve in the military
emancipation proclamation
issued by Lincoln and declared slaves free in areas of rebellion
civil war
period of warfare between the union and confederacy over the rights of slavery
confederate
those who actively supported the south during the CW
federal supremacy
the constitution is the law of the land
Abraham Lincoln
16th president of the US
free states
states did not have slaves
the merrimack
first ironclad ship built by the south during the CW