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