Civil War and Reconstruction Review

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts from the Civil War and Reconstruction lecture notes, focusing on historical events, significant legislation, and important socio-political ideas during this era.

Military Districts

Areas set up to enforce federal laws and ensure compliance during Reconstruction.

Nullification Crisis

A dispute in which South Carolina attempted to nullify a federal law by refusing to enforce it.

Sectionalism

Loyalty to a region rather than the whole country, increasing tensions between the North and South.

Tariff of Abominations

A high tariff designed to protect Northern industry which hurt the Southern economy by raising prices.

Missouri Compromise

An agreement that allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and restricted slavery in the Louisiana Territory.

Fugitive Slave Law

Part of the Compromise of 1850 that required the return of runaway slaves to their owners.

States' Rights

The belief that states have rights that the federal government cannot infringe upon, often used to justify secession.

Sharecropping

A system where landowners rented land to poor farmers in exchange for a share of the crops produced.

Reconstruction Amendments

The 13th (abolished slavery), 14th (granted citizenship), and 15th (voting rights) amendments aimed to extend rights to African Americans.

Battle of Galveston

A significant conflict where the Confederacy recaptured the port of Galveston from Union forces.

Battle of Sabine Pass

An important Confederate victory that prevented a Union invasion of Texas.

Palmito Ranch

The last battle of the Civil War, which took place after the war had officially ended.