HIstory Final Flashcards
(41 cards)
copperheads
peace democrat who wanted to end civil war and compromise with the south
refugee
displaced by war
Habeas Corpus
a court order that requires police to bring a person to court to explain why the are holding them
free soil party
Democrat party that opposed Lincoln’s war effort
Secede
to separate or detach from
Border Ruffians
armed pro-slavery supporters
Civil War
US war between the southern confederacy and the northern union over slave ownership
Freeport Doctrine
Created by Stephen Douglas, declaring the best way to abolish slavery is by popular sovereignty
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy
Border State
State between Union and Confederacy that is not a free or slave supported, sought by lincoln
Martial Law
impose total control
Ironclad
a warship with iron plating for protection
Emancipation Proclamation
decree freeing enslaved people in those parts of the confederacy
Ulysses S. Grant
leader of the union against the confederacy
Scorched Earth
path of destruction left by union soldiers after invading Atlanta
Reconstruction
rebuilding after the civil war
ten percent plan
Lincoln’s plan that ten percent of southern voters must pledge loyalty to the union
Wade-Davis bill
requires 50% southern voters to pledge loyalty to the union and that past confederate soldiers or leaders could not hold office in the union
Amnesty
pardon for all crimes
Black Codes
slave laws governing rights for freed blacks
What are the causes of the civil war?
The fight between slave states and free states
Why was the minnie ball significant?
- more damage
- more accurate
- further distance
Why was the civil war a modern war?
Army used new tactics and modern weapons
Why did people believe the south would win?
They were fighting on their own land and it was a defensive war
