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Civil War in Georgia
Term | Definition |
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Abolitionism | The movement to end slavery. |
Compromise of 1850 | Five laws passed in 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery; as a result, the Fugitive Slave Act was passed and the slave trade in Washington, D.C. was abolished (stopped). |
Dred Scott case | U.S. Supreme Court decision that said a slave was not a citizen but rather the “property” of an owner. |
Nullification crisis (controversy) | States deciding not to follow certain laws: resulted from the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 states’ rights versus federal authority, and Andrew Jackson’s threat to attack South Carolina. |
Georgia Platform | Outlined Georgia’s conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850; Georgia accepted the compromise with the condition that the Fugitive Slave Act would be enforced. |
Secede | Withdrawal of a group from a larger organization; no longer apart of. |
Abraham Lincoln | Elected as the 26th president of the United States; his election in 1860 led to South Carolina immediately seceding from the Union (United States). |
Civil War | War fought between the Northern states (Union) and the Southern states (Confederacy) over states’ rights and slavery. |
Union Blockade | Its purpose was to prevent the South from shipping cotton the Europe in return for weapons and supplies. |
Emancipation Proclamation | Document of Abraham Lincoln that abolished (stopped) slavery in the southern states that had seceded. |
Sherman's Atlanta Campaign | Series of battles fought in Northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta where Union troops led by William T. Sherman were victorious in capturing Atlanta; resulted in the re-election of Abraham Lincoln to a second term as President. |
Sherman's March to the Sea | Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman; Union soldiers destroyed cities and countryside as they moved across Georgia to capture Savannah. |
Battle of Chickamauga | Remembered as being the largest battle fought in Georgia and one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War; Confederate troops were able to force Union troops to return to Tennessee. |
Andersonville Prison | Confederate military prison that held over 45,000 Union soldiers; over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the prison because of disease, lack of nutrition, and harsh weather conditions. |