Vocabulary
the name for a state that did not allow slavery
What is a free state?
Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The primary cause of tension between the North and the South that led to the Civil War
What is Slavery?
What is the location where two opposing armed forces engage in combat?
What is a battlefield?
The capital of New York
What is Albany?
term refers to a person who is against the practice of slavery
What is an Abolitionist?
the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This term describes the belief that states have the right to reject federal laws they deem unconstitutional
What is States Rights?
What is a military tactic in which a city or fortress is surrounded and cut off to force a surrender?
What is a siege?
The capital of Texas
What is Austin?
This term refers to the withdrawal of a state from the Union.
What is secession?
famous conductor on the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This political party opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories.
What is the Republican Party?
What is a branch of the military specializing in mounted warfare?
What is a calvary?
The capital of Florida
What is Tallahassee?
the practice of freeing enslaved individuals
What is emancipation?
Confederate General who led the Army of Northern Virginia
Who is Robert E. Lee?
event in 1860 marked a major turning point that ultimately led to Southern secession?
What is the Election of Abraham Lincoln?
What is a military unit typically consisting of several battalions?
What is a regiment?
The capital of Illinois
What is Springfield?
the term for a legal document that required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners
Fugitive Slave Act
This Union General famously said, "War is hell."
What were the key economic differences between the North and the South that contributed to the conflict
Industrialization Vs Agrarian
What is the closing off of a port to prevent ships from entering or leaving?
What is a blockade?
What is Sacramento?