1. Civil War Vocabulary
By: Courtney Cullins

2. Fugitive Slave Act
★Part of a group of laws
from the “Compromise
of 1850”. Antislavery
advocates gained
admission to California
as a free state.

3. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
★Harriet Beecher Stowe
created this novel in
1852. It changed the
way people viewed
slavery. It demanded
that the US abolish
slavery with the
promise of freedom
and equality.

4. Harriet Beecher
★She is known for
writing “Uncle Tom’s
Cabin”. She based this
book on her personal
experiences. The state
of Kentucky where she
lived, was a slavery
state.

5. Kansas Nebraska
★This act repealed the
Missouri Compromise
and allowed slavery in
the territory North of
the 36, 30. It would be
decided by the
residents of the
territories.

6. John Brown
★John Brown was an
abolitionist, trying to rid
of slavery along with
others. He was a man
of action. In 1859, he
led 21 men on a raid in
Virginia. Later on, most
of Brown’s men were
eventually killed off
under the control of
Robert E. Lee.

7. Popular
★This was a pre-Civil
War doctrine, that
asserted the rights of
individuals living in a
newly organized
territory to decide the
vote of their territorial
legislature whether or
not slavery would be
permitted there.

8. Dred
★In 1847, Dred went to
court to sue for his
freedom and finally
after 10 years his case
was brought to the
United States Supreme
Courts. There in court,
it was decided that
Africans could never
become citizens

9. Lincoln/ Douglas
★This was a debate
between Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen
Douglas over one of
Illinois United States
senate seats.
★Lincoln ended up
losing this debate but it
helped him win the
President Election.

10. Jefferson Davis
★Davis was an
American Statesman
leader of the
confederacy during the
time of the Civil War.
★From 1861-1865, he
served as the president
of the Confederate
States.

11. Secede
★In a federal union, to
secede would be
withdrawing from
membership.
★People can be
withdraw in an alliance,
or even a political or
rebellious organization.

12. Confederate States
★From 1861-1865, this
was a form of
government set up by
Southern Slaves that
would declare their
secession from the
U.S.

13. Fort Sumter
★The shots that started
the Civil War were held
at the Battle of Fort
Sumter.
★Fort Sumter was a
third masonry sea fort
in South Carolina.

14. Border State
★The border states in
the Civil War were slave
states that shared a
border with free states.
★Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, Kentucky and
Missouri

15. Robert E. Lee
★Career Military officer
who commanded the
Confederate Army of
Northern Virginia during
the Civil War.

16. Blockade
★The isolating or closing
off of a place such as a
harbor, city, or port by
ships to prevent them
from entering or
exiting.

17. Battle of Bull Run
★Union and Confederate
armies clashed in
Manassas Junction.
This was known as the
first major land battle in
the Civil War.

18. Ulysses S. Grant
★18th President of the
United States.
★Held a dominant role in
the second half of the
Civil War.

19. Battle of Shiloh
★Also known as the
Battle of Pittsburg
Landing.
★A union under control
of Grant, moved
forward to Tennessee.
The Confederates
pulled a surprise attack
on Grant’s army.
★They had failed the
2nd Day

20. Cavalry
★These were soldiers
who fought, mounted
on horseback.
★This was a very
sufficient way to fight in
the war.

21. Antietam
★Historic site in
northwestern
Maryland, scene of a
major Civil War battle in
1862.

22. 54th
★It was an all black
regiment, except for
the leaders. If all blacks
fought well, they could
have a shot at fighting
in the wars.

23. Emancipation
★In 1863, our President
Abraham Lincoln
issued the
Emancipation
Proclamation which
stated that anyone that
was held as a slave,
was free.

24. Copperhead
★Copperheads where
Northerners who were
opposing the Civil War.
The name copperhead
was one they chose for
striking without
warning like the snake
did.

25. Conscription
★Compulsory
enrollment, especially
for the armed forces;
draft.

26. Bounty
★Usually a payment or
reward offered by a
group as an incentive
for the accomplishment
of a task mainly not
associated with the
group.

27. Clara Barton
★A pioneer American
teacher and a nurse
during the Civil War. At
the time, women were
just beginning to work,
so Barton helped
others with careers.

28. Battle of
★General Robert E. Lee
centered his army
around Gettysburg.
Lee attacked the
Unions resulting in
severe fighting there.

29. Siege of Vicksburg
★The final and major
military action in the
Vicksburg Champaign
of the Civil War.

30. William Tecumseh
★Sherman served as a
general in the Union
Army.
★He received an award
for most outstanding
command of military
strategy.

31. Appomattox Court
★This was the final
Battle for Robert E. Lee
before the confederate
surrendered to the
Union Army.
★This was one of the
last battles in the
American Civil War.

32. Thirteenth
★This amendment
abolishes slavery along
with involuntary
servitude. But is legal if
it is used as a
punishment for a
crime.

33. Music by:
The Civil Wars
“Barton Hallow”