U.S. History Chapter 11 Section 2 Vocab

conscription

a draft that forces certain people to serve in the military

democrats claim it would prolong the war, could support it if it would work to reunify the union, desertions increased as some had signed up to fight for the union, not against slavery

north's reaction to the proclamation

copperheads

northern democrats who supported peace with the south and actively spoke out

outraged, confederacy is more determined to preserve their way of life, compromise is no longer an option

south's reaction to the proclamation

uss san jacinto

American warship that stopped the rms trent

rms trent

British merchant ship carrying two Confederate diplomats

habeas corpus

court order that requires authorities to bring a person held in jail before a court to determine why they are being jailed and hear charges against them

great britain supported abolition and emancipation would discourage them from supporting the south, the war becomes a moral fight

two strategic reasons for emancipation