Ch. 13 Civil War Vocabulary Practice

Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.

16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

President of the Confederate States of America

stated that no state can lawfully get out of the union but pledged there would be no war unless the south started it

Federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; the confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War

Union war plan by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of southern coast, capture of Richmond, capture Mississippi R., and to take an army through heart of the South

Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force

created to "mandate" enrollment in the U.S army; required people for military duty.

Brave commander of the Confederate Army that led troops at Bull Run. He died in the confusion at the Battle of Chancellorsville.

Civil War battle in which the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties

Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.

An American patriotic hymn from the Civil War by Julia Ward Howe, who wrote it after a visit to an encampment of the Union Army.

Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.

A speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg, in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War; supported the ideals of self-government and human rights