History Chapter 14 Test Terms

Richmond, Virginia

Location where the Confederates moved their capital.

Fredericksburg

Site of the battle where Lee and Jackson defeated Burnside's Union troops.

Vicksburg

Served as a supply port on the Mississippi.

Appomattox Court House Virginia

Meeting place for Lee's surrender.

Fisk/Atlanta University

Founded in 1865 to provide education for black Americans.

Tuskegee Institute

The most innovative educational institution for black Americans.

Compromise of 1850

It would resolve several disputes between North and South.

Underground Railroad

A series of secret routes used to facilitate escape to the North.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

A novel that dramatized the cruelty of slavery.

Kansas Nebraska Act

Legislation that created two new territories.

Civil War

Begun when the first shot was fired by the Confederates. A battle of brothers, and a conflict over slavery and states' rights that lasted from 1861 to 1865.

Anaconda Plan

The Union's military strategy to blockade and attack the Confederacy.

Emancipation Proclamation

Declared the freedom of slaves in states that had seceded from the Union.

Gettysburg Address

A brief speech given by Lincoln reflecting on human equality and the war's purpose.

Reconstruction Era

A challenging time period for America after the Civil War.

13th Amendment

Outlawed slavery in the United States.

Freedmen's Bureau

Provided relief for blacks and whites who suffered due to the war.

14th Amendment

Made freedmen citizens and sought to protect their civil rights.

Reconstruction Act of 1867

Divided the former Confederacy into five military districts.

Ku Klux Klan

A secret society known for violence and cruelty toward freedmen.

15th Amendment

Prohibited states from denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous servitude.

Compromise of 1877

It ended Reconstruction in the South.