Civil War Vocab 1
Fredrick Douglass
An American abolitionist, social reformer, orator, writer, and salesman who escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman
Abolitionist
a person who sought the end of slavery in the united states in the early 1800's
Manifest Destiny
The idea that the U.S. was meant to expand from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Francis Scott Key
wrote the national anthem which is the star spangled banner
favorite son
a candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state
free soil party
a party that fought against slavery their motto was free speech, free soil, free men and free labor
slave codes
laws designed to control the lives of enslaved African Americans, denying them their basic rights
mountain men
an adventurer of the American west
Underground railroad
a system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped
Mudslinging
a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
domestic slave trade
the trade of enslaved people in the united states
Dred Scott v. Sandford
when a slave sued for his freedom because he lived in the northern states the supreme court decided he couldn't sue because he was property
The Alamo
a Spanish mission converted into a fort taken by Mexican troops in 1836 the Texan garrison held out for 13 days but in the final battle all the Texans were killed by the Mexican force
Ironclad
a warship equipped with iron plating for protection used in the civil war
Suffrage
the right for women to vote in political elections
Fort Sumpter
the first battle place of the civil war in South Carolina
cotton gin
a machine that removes seeds from cotton fiber
Trail of Tears
the trail the Cherokee Indians took that were being sent to the reservations. 15,000 Cherokee were forced to relocate
John Brown
American abolitionist who led a group on harpers ferry to help arm enslaved people
Maria Mitchell
was an astronomer who discovered a comet and was the first woman elected to be in the American Academy of arts and sciences
border state
a state that borders the southern and northern states, which is of neither ideologies but was a key component to take during the civil war
Secession
withdraw from a campaign or a nation/country
Rancho
a ranch especially in the larger states set up by Mexicans in the American west
Monroe Doctrine
an American policy by president James Monroe opposing interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers
Lewis Hine and Child Labor
took pictures of the existence of child labor and factories throughout America and helped the national child labor committee to enact the laws