Civil War Terms
One of the main reasons for the Union fighting in the Civil war.
Slavery
Union President during the Civil War.
President Abraham Lincoln
Speech given by President Lincoln where he dedicated a battle cemetery and asked the Union to remember the men who died and for their death to not be in vein.
Gettysburg Address
These include ability to increase production of the supplies needed to wage war: ammunition, arms, uniforms, medical supplies, food, ships, and railroad cars.
Advantages of the North
Law requiring all able-bodied men between ages 20-45 to serve in the military.
Draft / Conscription
This General is known for his use of "total war" tactics.
William T. Sherman
This document declared "all persons held as slaves within and State... in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free."
Emancipation Proclamation
At the outset of the war, troops were more highly motivated, and they were led by some of the nation’s finest and most experienced officers.
Advantages of the South
Strategy targeting not only troops but all of the resources needed to feed, clothe, and support an army.
Total war
The experienced and inspiring Confederate General that had originally been offered command of Union forces but chose instead to remain loyal to his native Virginia.
Robert E. Lee
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, this was passed in 1820 admitting Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.
Missouri Compromise
Targeting not only troops but all of the resources needed to feed, clothe, and support an army.
Total War
In history, this term refers to concealing unpleasant facts about someone or something.
whitewashed
This Union General scored five victories in three weeks, ending with the surrender of 30,000 Confederate troops.
Ulysses S. Grant
Provided for slavery to be decided by popular sovereignty in the admission of new states, prohibited the slave trade in the District of Columbia, settled a Texas boundary dispute, and established a stricter fugitive slave act.
Compromise 1850
This battle, known as one of the most deadly ever, destroyed one third of Lee’s forces and marked the last major Confederate attempt to invade the North.
Battle of Gettysburg
This right guarantees that no one can be held in prison without specific charges being filed.
Constitutional Right of habeas corpus
Famous former slave, writer/speaker who brought awareness to slavery and made slavery an ethical issue.
Frederick Douglas
This repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Strategy, adopted by the North, designed to starve the South into submission.
Anaconda Plan