Glossary
Abolitionist: A person who supported the abolishment of slavery
Abomination: Something greatly disliked
Amendments: An article in the U.S Constitution
Antietam: A flowing creek in north central Maryland where the bloodiest Civil War battle had taken place
Appomattox Court House: A village in Virginia where Robert E. Lee had surrender to the Union Army
Assassination: It is the act of killing or murdering someone
Black Codes: Laws passed by Southern States after the American Civil War to restrict African American's freedom and forcing them to work with a low or sometimes no income
Civil Disobedience: refusing to obey certain laws, demands or commands by a government
Civil War: war between two groups of the same country
Confederate States of America: states that seceded the Union in 1861 to form their own country; made up of Southern states that needed slave labor to run their agriculture economy
Compromise: an agreement that satisfies both parties.
Compromise of 1877: settled disagreement about presidential election
Davis, Jefferson: former solider and politician; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
Era: time period
Grant, S. Ulysses: Union solider and leader during the American civil War
Jim Crow Laws: laws that allowed racial segregation and passed in many southern states after the Reconstruction Era
Lee, E. Robert: Commander of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
Lincoln, Abraham: Former United States President and Union leader during the American Civil War
KKK (Ku Klux Klan): a group that punished and or attacked people of color and people who questioned white supremacy
Reconstruction: to rebuild
Secede: break away or withdraw
Sectionalism: putting local interest before region interest
Siege: a form of attack which isolates the area from necessary supplies
Slavery: the act of keeping slaves
States' Rights: rights and power that each individual state is given
Surrendering: to yield
Tariffs: taxes on imported goods
Union: the Northern States during the American Civil War
Abomination: Something greatly disliked
Amendments: An article in the U.S Constitution
Antietam: A flowing creek in north central Maryland where the bloodiest Civil War battle had taken place
Appomattox Court House: A village in Virginia where Robert E. Lee had surrender to the Union Army
Assassination: It is the act of killing or murdering someone
Black Codes: Laws passed by Southern States after the American Civil War to restrict African American's freedom and forcing them to work with a low or sometimes no income
Civil Disobedience: refusing to obey certain laws, demands or commands by a government
Civil War: war between two groups of the same country
Confederate States of America: states that seceded the Union in 1861 to form their own country; made up of Southern states that needed slave labor to run their agriculture economy
Compromise: an agreement that satisfies both parties.
Compromise of 1877: settled disagreement about presidential election
Davis, Jefferson: former solider and politician; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
Era: time period
Grant, S. Ulysses: Union solider and leader during the American civil War
Jim Crow Laws: laws that allowed racial segregation and passed in many southern states after the Reconstruction Era
Lee, E. Robert: Commander of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
Lincoln, Abraham: Former United States President and Union leader during the American Civil War
KKK (Ku Klux Klan): a group that punished and or attacked people of color and people who questioned white supremacy
Reconstruction: to rebuild
Secede: break away or withdraw
Sectionalism: putting local interest before region interest
Siege: a form of attack which isolates the area from necessary supplies
Slavery: the act of keeping slaves
States' Rights: rights and power that each individual state is given
Surrendering: to yield
Tariffs: taxes on imported goods
Union: the Northern States during the American Civil War