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The Civil War

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TermDefinition
Abolitionist Someone who wanted to eliminate or abolish slavery
Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States; leader of the Union during the Civil War
Border States Slave states that did not secede from the Union; these states include Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia
Confederacy Another name for the Confederate State of America, which was the American South; This group of states left the United States to form their own country.
Dred Scott Decision This decision made by the Supreme Court that stated that The Supreme Court could not ban slavery
Emancipation Proclamation Issued by President Abraham Lincoln declaring that all persons held as slaves in Confederate states shall be set free
Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America
Ulysses S. Grant 18th President of the United States; Commanding General of the Union army
Robert E. Lee Commanding General of the Confederate Army
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson A general officer in the Confederate Army
Frederick Douglas A famous American writer and abolitionist who became a national leader of the abolitionist movement
The Union Another name for the northern United States; also called the North
Reconstruction The rebuilding of the southern states after the war so that they could rejoin the Union after the Civil War
The Civil War A war that lasted from 1861-1865 between the United States and the 11 southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America
Dred Scott A former slave who fought for his freedom in the Supreme Court
The Battle at Gettysburg A major turning point battle in the Civil War
Harriet Tubman Led 300 slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Battle at Fort Sumter, SC April 12-14, 1861; marked the start of the Civil War
Battle at Bull Run July 1, 1861; The first major land battle of the Civil War
Battle at Antietam September 16-18, 1862; deadliest battle in the Civil War
13th Amendment a modification to the Constitution that made slavery illegal in the United States
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