Brinkley Chapter 14: The Civil War Overview

Secession Crisis

The period leading up to the withdrawal of Southern states from the Union.

South Carolina

1st State to withdraw from the Union.

Secession

Leave/Break Away.

Confederate States of America

The South during the Civil War, including SC, GA, AL, FL, MI, LA, TX.

Union

The North during the Civil War.

Fort Sumter

First shots fired; a fort belonging to the United States.

Lincoln Election

Gives first inaugural address.

Border states

Slave states that were loyal to the Union, including MS, KY, WVA, MD.

Crittenden Compromise

Last effort to avoid war; wanted to reestablish Missouri Compromise line.

Fort Sumter surrendered

Significant event marking the start of the Civil War.

Union advantages

Population, materials, transportation, communication, money, and government.

Confederacy advantages

Military experience, officers, more prepared for soldier life, and strategy/geography.

Billy Yank and Johnny Reb

Nicknames for Northern and Southern soldiers, respectively.

Volunteers

Initially entirely made up of volunteers, but led to conscription.

War aims

North: bring back the South; South: break away.

Homestead Act

Law that gave 'free' land to people who moved West, requiring them to live on and improve the land.

National Banks Acts

Created a new national bank.

Greenbacks

New currency to fund the war.

Conscription

Mandatory military service.

New York City Draft Riots (1863)

Deadliest riots in United States history.