Civil War project

Seccesion- An act of formally withdrawing from the Union

Civil War- A war between opposing groups of citiens within the same country

Sectionalism- Putting local interests ahead of national interests

Union- The name given for the states that remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War, also called the North or the United States of America

Confederacy- The name for the group of states that left the U.S to form their own country; also called the South or the Confederate States of America

Federal- A term used to describe people who supported the Union

Rebel- A term used to describe people who supported the COnfederacy

Casualty - A person injured or killed during the war

Emancipation- The fact or process of being set free

Reconstruction Era- The twelve years after the Civil War which were filled with change and violence

Getyysburg Address - A powerful speech that Abraham Lincoln gave during a cemetery dedication about equality and preserving the nation.

End of War- The war ended when Lee surrendered to Grant at the Union General Court House.

Women- Women played an important role in the civil role by working as nurses, cooks or spies. They kept the country running throughout the war

African Americans- They contributed to the Union by joining the army after the emancipation proclimation.

Medicine and disease-Doctors had limited supplies and many soldier died of diseases.

Fort Sumter- The Civil War began in Fort Sumter where confederate forces fired and this officialy started the war.

Bull Run- This is the battle that showed the war would be long and difficult and it was the first major land battle.

Anitetam- This battle was the bloodiest one, it took place in maryland and it was when the union stopped the confederate from invasion of the north.

Emancipation Proclomation- Issued by Abraham Lincoln, and it declared that enslaved people in the Confederate states were to be set free, which added a moral cause to the Union's fight.

Gettysburg - C the turning point of the Civil War, this battle resulted in a significant Union victory and marked the beginning of the decline of the Confederacy.