important people
document that declared all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863.
Emancipation Proclamation
Union victory; this one day battle allowed Union forces to inch closer to the city in the Atlanta Campaign; was not the battle that allowed Union Troops to occupy the city. hint: starts with At
Battle of Atlanta
Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States
Dred Scot Case
machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton fibers.
Cotton Gin
infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp.
Andersonville
Union victory; battle during Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign. hint:starts with Ez and has church in it
Battle of Ezra Church
The 16th president of the United States, he preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves.
Lincoln, Abraham
compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Compromise of 1850
who served as Governor of Georgia, U.S. Congressman, U.S.
Senator, and the Vice-President of the Confederacy.
a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading. The Union wanted to try and choke off resupply to the South, and to prevent the shipment of arms, ammunition and material to the Southern States.
Union Blockade
Union victory; battle during Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign. hint: hs creek in the name and starts with peach
Battle of Peachtree Creek
the act of making legally null and void.
Nullification
act that required runaway slaves to be returned to their masters if caught anywhere in the United States.
Fugitive Slave Act
Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from November 15-December 25, 1864 with Savannah being the ultimate objective; more importantly Sherman used a “scorched earth” policy to end the South’s will to fight.
March to the Sea
Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia
Battle of Chickamauga
the belief that a state’s sovereignty is more important than that of the national government.
States’ Rights
Anaconda Plan - Union strategy during the Civil War which incorporated a plan to blockade Southern ports and capture the Mississippi River. It was called the Anaconda Plan as the strategy resembled an anaconda squeezing its prey to death.
Anaconda Plan
Union strategy during the Civil War which incorporated a plan to blockade Southern ports and capture the Mississippi River. It was called the Anaconda Plan as the strategy resembled an anaconda squeezing its prey to death.
Anaconda Plan
election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency; upon Lincoln’s election Southern states seceded from the Union.
Election of 1860
Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia
Battle of Chickamauga