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5th SS TCI Ch 20&21

TCI Ch 20 & 21 Vocab The Civil War

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sectionalism strong concern for local interests
Union the United States as one country; during the Civil War, the government and the armies of the states that chose to remain a part of the United States.
slave state a state in which it was legal to own slaves
free state a state in which it was not legal to own slaves
abolitionist a person who wanted to end, or abolish, slavery
Underground Railroad a system in which abolitionists secretly helped escaping slaves reach freedom
secede to officially withdraw from a government or a country
Confederacy the nation formed by the 11 states (in order of secession- South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee) that left the Union
Civil War the bitter conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 between the states that remained in the Union and the states that seceded and formed the Confederacy
Emancipation Proclamation President Abraham Lincoln's order to free (emancipate) slaves in states that were still fighting the Union, and to allow African Americans into the Union army and navy
draft the selection of people to serve in an army whether or not they wish to serve.
Gettysburg the site of an 1863 Civil War battle won by the North that was a turning point in the war
technology the use of scientific or mechanical knowledge to achieve a practical purpose, such as creating machines and weapons for use in war
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