Review – QUIZ TOMORROW!!! Historical Terms 6.2
Union The name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the 20 free states and five border slave states
Confederate States of America This was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven Southern slave states that had declared their secession from the United States
Border States The states between the North and the South that were divided on whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy
Ironclads armored naval vessels
13 th Amendment gave freedom to slaves in all states
Gettysburg turning point battle of the Civil War in 1863
Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln’s speech that emphasized the ideas of liberty, equality, and Union and the purpose of the Civil War.
Vicksburg gave North control of the Mississippi River (1863) Mississippi River
Total War War that affects all aspects of the enemies life, not just the battle field and soldiers
Appomattox Courthouse Lee surrenders to Grant; Civil War ends (1865)