AmStuds Chapter 14

Second Confiscation Act

liberated slaves of disloyal owners of the Union, as well as slaves who escaped across Union lines

when did the second confiscation act put in place?

1862

What was the Crittenden Resolution

affirms that the union had no intention of interfering with slavery

Contraband of war

enslaved people that escaped from the south and joined the union

When was the Emancipation Proclamation

January 1, 1863

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

freed slaves in the Confederate states

When was the Gettysburg Address?

November 1863

What did the Gettysburg Address do?

Redefined the purpose of the war, and said that it was now about the freedom of enslaved people

What does Lincoln say about men in the Gettysburg Address

that all men are created equal

what is habeas corpus

the right to a fair trial

What three acts were passed in 1862

the Homestead Act, the Land Grant Act, and the Railway act

What is the Homestead Act?

Says that any adult that never borne arms against the union could claim government land

what was the Morrill Land Grant College Act

set aside federal land to create colleges to benefit the agricultural and mechanical arts

Pacific Railway Act

provides federal subsidies in land and loans for the construction of the transcontinental railroad across the US

Conscription Act of 1863

established the draft and requires registration from every male citizen

what was the age that the men who had to enlist in the draft

20-45

How could you get out of the draft?

by paying a $300 fine

20 Negro Law

exempted those who owned or oversaw twenty or more slaves from service in the Confederate Army

what is the quote used to describe the conscription act

"rich man's war but a poor man's fight"