Sectionalism And Civil War Vocab
Excessive loyalty to a specific region of a country, often at the expense of national unity; a key factor leading to the Civil War
Sectionalism
A person who advocated for the end of slavery.
Abolitionist
A Supreme Court ruling that declared enslaved people were not considered citizens and could not sue for their freedom, further dividing the nation
Dred Scott Decision
The group of Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed their own government during the Civil War
Confederacy
The act of freeing enslaved people, particularly referring to the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War
Emancipation Proclamation
A radical abolitionist attack on a pro-slavery settlement in Virginia, which escalated tensions before the Civil War
John Brown's Raid
The states that remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War, often referred to as the North
Union
Relating to the period before the Civil War
Antebellum
A pivotal battle of the Civil War, considered a turning point for the Union
Gettysburg
The act of a state formally withdrawing from a union or country, which is what the Confederate states did before the Civil War
Secession
A law that required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, which further heightened tensions between North and South
Fugitive Slave Act
The site where the Confederate army surrendered, marking the end of the Civil War
Appomattox Courthouse
The practice of owning another person as property, a central issue that fueled sectionalism and led to the Civil War
Slavery
A period of violent conflict in the Kansas Territory over the issue of slavery, a significant event leading to the Civil War
Bleeding Kansas
A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that powerfully depicted the horrors of slavery, influencing public opinion against it
Uncle Tom's Cabin