Social Studies - Civil War and Slavery Flashcards
conscription
enrollment for state service, typically in armed forces
abolitionists
a person who wants to abolish slavery
secede
to withdraw from an organization
Yankees
Americans loyal to the Union
Rebels (Rebs)
Confederates fighting to keep slavery
Rebel Yell
Battle cry used by Confederates in Civil War
Conductors
Abolitionists who helped free fugitive slaves on underground railroad
Gettysburg Address
Speech given by Abraham Lincoln during Civil War, turning point in war
Dred Scott Decision
ruled that African Americans, whether they were slaves or had ancestors who were slaves, had no legal view in court.
Fugitive-Slave Law of 1850
It required citizens to assist in the capture of fugitive slaves
Abraham Lincoln
16th president of the United States and is regarded as one of America’s greatest heroes due to his role as savior of the Union and emancipator of enslaved people.
harriet beecher stowe
known for best-selling book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which highlighted the evils of slavery, angered the slaveholding South, and inspired other pro-slavery works in defense of the institution of slavery.
Frederick Douglass
formerly enslaved man who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker
Harriet Tubman
enslaved then escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor” of the Underground Railroad
Shelby Foote
American historian, novelist, and short-story writer known for his works treating the United States Civil War and the American South
John Brown
led a raid on Harpers Ferry to help spark a slavery rebellion
John Wilkes Booth
Shot and killed Lincoln
