US history : chapter 11 vocabulary

Thirteenth Amendment

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States"

fort pillow

gruesome massacre that occurred at _____ ________, tennessee, in 1864; where confederate troops killed over 200 African-American prisoners and some whites as they begged for their lives

gettysburg

location of a three-day battle; battle was considered the turning point of the war

andersonville (georgia)

location of the worst confederate prison

Anaconda Plan

Union war plan by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of southern coast, capture of Richmond, capture Mississippi R, and to take an army through heart of south

gettysburg address

a ceremony was held to dedicate a cemetery in Gettysburg; lincoln's speech that "remade america"

habeas corpus

a court order that requires authorities to bring a person held in jail before the court to determine why he or she is being jailed

conscription

a draft that would force certain members of the population to serve in the army

copperheads

northern democrats who advocated peace with the south

national bank act

set up a system of federally chartered banks, set requirements for loans, and provided for banks to be inspected.

Chancellorsville

A major battle in the American Civil War (1863), the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker. General Jackson was killed by friendly fire.

Red Cross

An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters-founded by clara barton

Fort Sumter

First battle of the Civil War

Emancipation Proclamation

Issued by abraham lincoln on september 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free

shiloh

a small tennessee church where grant gathered his troops

income tax

a tax that takes a specified percentage of an individual's income

Antietam

the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with almost 23,000 casualties. After this "win" for the North, Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation

bull run

the first major bloodshed that occurred on July 21, about three months after Fort Sumter fell; near the little creek of ______ _______.