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| the belief that states, not the federal government, should have the power and authority to make decisions according to what is best for them |
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| a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe which showed the evils of slavery |
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| This man is an abolitionist who led 21 men to attack a nearby military arsenal. His plan was to arm slaves and get them to revolt. He an his men were captured and killed. |
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| The place John Brown planned to attack. |
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| a person who is against slavery is called this |
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| a person who has escaped and is running from authorities |
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| this term refers to one part breaking away from a larger group |
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| the term used to describe states that allowed slavery |
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| the term used to refer to states that outlawed slavery |
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| the north was referred to by this term during the civil war |
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| the idea that the authority of the government is sustained by its people |
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| the act of owning another person and forcing labor upon them |
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| another name for taxes that are placed on people or groups |
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| the belief that certain sections should have the ability to make decisions about what is best for them |
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| the place where the first shots of the Civil War were fired (Confederate troops fired upon Union troops that were stationed here) |
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| The turning point in the Civil War (The place where Abraham Lincoln delivered a famous speech). |
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| Sherman's March to the Sea |
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| Sherman's implementation of Total War.....he marched with his troops in a path that was 60 miles wide, and they destroyed everything in their path. The goal was to inflict complete devastation on the south. |
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| the place where the Civil War ended with General R.E. Lee's surrender to General U.S. Grant. |
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| the name given to the South during the Civil War |
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| to give up; to stop fighting; to cease a war |
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| the 16th president of the United States; his election was one of the causes of the south's secession from the union; he delivered a famous speech after a Civil War battle |
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| The commander and general of all of the confederate armies who was known for his intelligence and strategies. |
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| The commander and general of all the union troops during the Civil War. |
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| The president of the confederate states. |
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| Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson |
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| a famous confederate general who held off union troops during a battle in the Civil War |
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| Emancipation Proclomation |
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| an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that changed the status of slave states to free states during the Civil War |
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