Vocabulary Review H5

compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.

Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States.

election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency; upon Lincoln’s election Southern states seceded from the Union.

position supported by several prominent Georgia politicians who supported the Compromise of 1850.

The 16th president of the United States, he preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves.

the act of making legally null and void.

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.

involuntary servitude of African-Americans or Blacks in the United States from 1619-1865.

the belief that a state’s sovereignty is more important than that of the national government.

infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp.

a series of battles fought in the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864.

Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia; fought over a railroad; led to the battle of Chattanooga.

document that declared all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863.

Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from November 15-December 25, 1864 with Savannah being the ultimate objective; more importantly Sherman used a “scorched earth” policy to end the South’s will to fight.

a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading. The Union wanted to try and choke off resupply to the South, and to prevent the shipment of arms, ammunition and material to the Southern States