Vocabulary
to leave or withdraw from
secede
This was the first state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
The draft riots happened in this city
New York City
1860
The old farming economy changed to an economy based on what?
industry and big business
slave state that remained loyal to the Union
border state
President of the Confederate
Jefferson Davis
Why did the North have an advantage with transportation?
They had more than double the amount of train tracks
The name of Lincoln's famous speech
The Gettysburg Address
Which side did Native Americans fight for?
Both sides
murder of a public person
assassination
The great general of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
The great general of the Union
Ulysses S. Grant
At first Lincoln didn't want to abolish slavery, but he did want to do what?
He wanted to stop slavery from spreading to any new states.
This woman was a nurse during the war and started The American Red Cross
Clara Barton
to free from slavery
emancipate
Why did the South have more of a fighting spirit?
They were fighting for home and state.
The African American regiment that fought in South Carolina
The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Lincoln didn't want these two countries to help the Confederacy
France and Great Britain
Why didn't Lincoln emancipate the slaves in the border states?
He was afraid the states would join the Confederacy.
law requiring people to serve in the military
draft
This was the Confederates' capital city
Richmond, Virginia
This man assassinated Lincoln on April 14, 1865
John Wilkes Booth
The Emancipation Proclamation
The four border states
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware