Unit 8 Vocabulary

2. rule by the army instead of the elected government
5. Lincoln's 1863 declaration freeing slaves in the Confederacy.
6. A bloody three-day battle that ended in a Union victory. This marked a turning point in the war and the South never tried to invade the North again.
8. An 1857 Supreme Court case that brought into question the federal power over slavery in the territories
14. General of the confederate army
17. political party establish in the U.S in 1854 with the goal of keeping slavery out of the western territories
18. Military blockade or bombardment of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender.
21. An agreement that allowed California to enter as a free state, ended the slave trade in Washington D.C., and had a strict fugitive slave law.
22. An 1854 law that establish the territories of Nebraska and Kansa giving settlers the right of popular sovereignty decide on the issue of slavery
24. A term made in the mid 1800's referring to the idea that each territory could decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery
25. the last failed Confederate charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.

1. person who takes advantage of a crisis to make money.
3. The Confederate army defeated the Union army in three days, but the Confederate army lost one of it's best generals (Stonewall Jackson).
4. A agreement made by Henry Clay to keep the number of slaves in free states equal
7. Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
9. All out war that affects civilians at home as well as soldiers in combat.
10. A law passed in 1850 that required all citizens to aid in the capture of runaway slaves
11. General McClellan found General Lee’s battle plans, but was slow to act. This battle had no clear winner, but boosted northern morale after General Lee ordered his troops to withdraw.
12. A bloody three-day battle that ended in a Union victory. This marked a turning point in the war and the South never tried to invade the North again.
13. To withdraw or leave
15. This battle was fought in the west by General Grant’s Union army. The Union army won, but it was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.
16. Law passed in 1846 that banned slavery in territories won by the U.S from Mexico
19. slave states that remained in the union during the civil war
20. Showed the Union and the Confederacy that their soldiers needed training. It also showed the Union that the Confederate army could stand up to the Union army.
23. Northerners who opposed using force to keep the South in the Union.