Unit 9 Vocabulary Flashcards
13th Amendment
abolish slavery
Republicans
anti-slavery political party of Abraham Lincoln
Antietam
bloodiest day in American history; Lincoln saw this much-needed victory as a chance to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
Philip Bazaar
Chilean immigrant who fought in the US Navy during the Civil War
US Civil War
conflict between Northern free states (The Union) and the pro-slavery southern states (The Confederacy). The South was trying to preserve its way of life, while the North was trying to preserve the “the Union” of the United States
Fort Sumter
battle the marked the beginning of the Civil War
William Carney
African American soldier who demonstrated courage during the Battle of Fort Wagner
Hiram Rhodes Revels
first African American to serve in the United States US Congress. He represented Mississippi in 1870 and 1871 during Reconstruction
14th Amendment
guaranteed “equal protection of the laws” and “due process” for all citizens
Emancipation Proclamation
declared slaves in states still in rebellion on January 1, 1863 would be free
Appomattox Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at this location, bringing the fighting to the Civil War to an end
Robert E. Lee
leading general of the Confederate Army
Ulysses S. Grant
leading general of the Union Army
2nd Inaugural Address
Lincoln focused on the end of slavery and the need to take a conciliatory, or healing, approach to the war’s end
Gettysburg
Lee’s offensive march northward was stopped at this battle, the turning point of the war
1st Inaugural Address
Lincoln pledged not to attack slavery in the South but announced that he had a duty to protect the Union
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln’s argument that the war had become a struggle to see if the system of democracy could survive
15th Amendment
prohibited denial of voting rights for men because of race
Andrew Johnson
President of the US after the Civil War and throughout Reconstruction; sworn in following Lincoln’s assassination
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Freedman’s Bureau
set up by the US government to assist the free slaves with adjusting to life after slavery, and to set up schools for education
“Black Codes”
Southern state legislatures created laws based on older slave codes that limited the civil rights and freedom of movement of the freedmen
Vicksburg
Union victory allowed the North to take total control of the MS River
Reconstruction Era
time period after the Civil War when the US government followed through on a plan to repair and bring the southern states back into the Union without slavery
