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Civil War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cotton Gin | Machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton fibers. |
| Compromise Of 1850 | Compromise between the north and south that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. |
| Dred Scot Case (1857) | Supreme court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States. |
| Election of 1860 | Election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency;upon Lincoln's election southern states seceded from the union. |
| Free States | States where slavery was not legal. |
| Fugitive Slave Act (1850) | Act that required runaway slaves to be returned to their masters if caught anywhere in the United States. |
| Georgia Platform | Position supported by several prominent Georgia politician's who supported the Compromise of 1850. |
| Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) | The 16th president of the United States, Lincoln preserved the union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves. |
| Missouri Compromise (1820) | Compromise that brought Missouri into the union as a slave and Maine as a free state; in addition, congress banned slavery north of the 36'20 line of latitude. |
| Nulification | The act of making legally null and void. |
| Secession | The act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent; the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the union in 1860, leading to the civil war. |
| Slave Sates | States where slavery was legal |
| Slavery | Involuntary servitude of African-Americans or blacks in the United States from 1619-1865 |
| States' Rights | The belief that a state's sovereignty is more important than that of the national government |
| Alexander Stephens (1812-1873) | Important Georgia politician who was a U.S. senator, Georgia governor, and vive president of the Confederate States of America. |