vocbulary
what is a ambulance
cart used to transport wounded or sick soldiers
indian territory
The area that is now Oklahoma
slavery
A state of bondage in which African Americans and some Native Americans were owned by other people usually white and forced to labor on their behalf
border states
The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
confederate
Loyal to the Confederacy
what is an armory
A place where weapons and other military supplies are made
north
Union or the United States the North was the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War
abolitionist
Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
cap
a cap is a tiny brass shell that holds fulminate of mercury
ratify
To formally approve or sanction
what is an army
a group of soldiers
sectionalism
promoting the interests of a section or region such as the north or the south instead of the entire country
agriculture
growing crops or raising livestock farming
confederacy
A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash
massacre
The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people
what is a campaign
A series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War
south
Also called the Confederacy
arsenal
A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored
Cash Crop:
A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash
housewife
Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments
antebellum
United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War
territory
Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861
barrel
The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired
cartridge
Roll of thin paper which held a small amount of gun powder in the bottom and a ball or bullet in the top
federal
Loyal to the government of the United States