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Fort Sumter

Federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina that was one of the 2 last to fly the Union's flag; the confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War

submissionists

The nickname to the 11 seceded states during the Civil War

Border States

Slave states that hadnt seceded from the Union, contained the Ohio River

Robert E. Lee

General invited to command the Northern army, but turned down the job after his home state of Virginia seceded

Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson

Robert E. Lee's chief lieutenant

Trent affair

Union warship stopped a British mail steamer, and removed 2 Confederate diplomats who were heading to Europe, Lincoln freed the Confederate prisoners

Dominion of Canada

Confederartion created by Britain in 1867 designed to strengthen Canadians against possible vengeance of U.S.

Maximilian

The french Emperor of Mexico City, Napolean hoped the union wouldnt retaliate due to civill war

Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederacy, tasks bproved to be beyond his powers

writ of habeas corpus

A court order stating a citizen couldnt be held without a trial, suspended by Abraham Lincon

Morrill Tariff Act

Tariff passed by Congress in early 1861 that increased duties by 5-10% to raise additional reveenue and provide protection for Northern manufacturers

greenback

currency not backed by gold; it was backed by the Union's perceived credit. Because of this, the value of the greenback was constantly changing.

National Banking System

1863, system designed to stimulate the sale of government bonds and to establish a standard currency. Banks who joined the National Banking System could buy government bonds and issue paper money that was backed by the bonds.

Mechanical reapers

farm machines used to harvest grain, allowed men to leave farms for the war

Fifty-Niners

The rush of people that went to Pennsylvania after petrooleum was discovered in 1859

U.S. Sanitary Commission

Organization organized bby women to provide medical support to Union armies in the field

industrial capitalism

Economy that replaced cotton capitalism in the south after the civil war

Bull Run

An attempt by lincoln to attack a small Confederate force and win the war in ninety days, but confederates won

General George B. McClellan

Commander of Union forces (Army of the Potomac)

Peninsula Campaign

McClellan's army launched a waterborne attack in the spring of 1862 that moved towards Richmond

Seven Days' Battles

General Robert E. Lee's counterratack against the Union's forces from June 26 to July 2, 1862, drove McCellan's forces back to sea

Second Battle of Bull Run

Battle where Lee moved northwords and crushed General Pope's Union forces

Battle of Antietam

Battle where McCellon managed to halt Lee's forces after discovering his battle plans, stopped Confederate marches northward

Emancipation Proclamation

Proclamation issued that made the Civil War a war to end slavery (made Sep 23 1862, finaliied Jan 1 1863)

General A. E. Burnside

UNion commander that replaceed McCellan, after his defeat at Fredericksburg on Dec 13 1862 he was replaced by Hooker

Joseph Hooker

Union commander who replaced Burnside, was rreplaced by George G. Meade after battle at Chancellorsville, Virginia on May 2-4 1863

Pickett's charge

Failed confederate attack during the Civil War led by general George Pickett at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Gettysburg Address

A 3-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War (November 19, 1963) at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Shiloh

Battle that foiled Ulysses S. Grant's plan to capture a line of railroads in the Mississippi Valley