SlaverySlavery

Someone owned by another Someone owned by another having no freedom or rightshaving no freedom or rights

abolitionistabolitionist

Someone who joined the movement Someone who joined the movement to end or stop slavery. to end or stop slavery.

John Brown, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Booker T. Washington, Fredrick Douglas

AgricultureAgriculture

Farming or growing plantsFarming or growing plants

The South was dependent on farming.

manufacturingmanufacturing

The use of machines, tools or labor The use of machines, tools or labor to make things for use or sale.to make things for use or sale.

The North had many factories.

raidraid

Sudden attack made by soldiers or Sudden attack made by soldiers or someone in an attempt to seize or someone in an attempt to seize or

destroy something.destroy something.

John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry.

States’ rightsStates’ rights

The idea that states, not the federal The idea that states, not the federal government, should make the final government, should make the final decisions about matters that affect decisions about matters that affect

them.them.

John C. Calhoun was a strong opponent for States’ Rights in the South.

tensionstensions

A strained relationship between a A strained relationship between a group.group.

Tension among the Northern and theSouthern states grew over issues such

as States’ Rights and Slavery.

Civil WarCivil War

A war between two groups or regions A war between two groups or regions within a nation.within a nation.

ConfederacyConfederacy

The name chosen by the states that The name chosen by the states that left the Union at the time of the Civil left the Union at the time of the Civil War.War.

UnionUnion

Another name for the United States. Another name for the United States.

secessionsecession

When a part of a country leaves or When a part of a country leaves or breaks off from the rest.breaks off from the rest.

CampaignCampaign

A military operations for a specific A military operations for a specific objective. objective.

surrendersurrender

declare yourself defeated: to declare declare yourself defeated: to declare to an opponent that they have won to an opponent that they have won so that fighting or conflict can cease. so that fighting or conflict can cease.

"April 7th, 1865.General: I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your proposition, ask the terms you will offer on condition of its surrender.

R.E. Lee, General."

GeneralGeneral

An officer of high military rank.An officer of high military rank.

Robert E. Lee

Stonewall Jackson

Ulysses S. Grant

biographybiography

a description or account of someone's a description or account of someone's life and the times. life and the times.

Harriet Beeches Stowe

Harriet Tubman

Jefferson Davis

ReconstructionReconstruction

The period when the South rejoined The period when the South rejoined the Union.the Union.

AmendmentAmendment

A change made to the Constitution. A change made to the Constitution.

13th Slavery Abolished

14th states could not take away rights of citizen.

15th gave the right to vote to all men no matter whatthe color of their skin was.

Freedmen’s BureauFreedmen’s Bureau

An organization that provide food, An organization that provide food, clothing, medical care and legal clothing, medical care and legal advice to the poor blacks and whites.advice to the poor blacks and whites.

sharecroppingsharecropping

A system in which landowners let poor farmers use A system in which landowners let poor farmers use small areas of their land, and in return , the small areas of their land, and in return , the farmers gave the landowners a share of the crop.farmers gave the landowners a share of the crop.

Jim Crow LawJim Crow Law

Laws that segregated African Laws that segregated African Americans from other Americans.Americans from other Americans.