Civil War Vocabulary 2
Due Wednesday, Nov 29,2023
Define
Sharecropping
Tenant Farming
Anaconda Plan
March to the sea
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Atlanta
Andersonville
Ku Klux Klan
Reconstruction Plan
Carpetbaggers
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
The Union
The Confederacy
Sharecropping: A system of agriculture in which a farmer, typically a former slave, would rent a plot of land and pay the landowner with a share of the crops they harvested.
Tenant Farming: A system of agriculture in which a farmer would rent and cultivate a plot of land from a landowner in exchange for a portion of the crops they produced.
Anaconda Plan: A military strategy devised by Union General Winfield Scott during the Civil War, which aimed to defeat the Confederacy by blockading its ports and tightening its borders.
March to the sea: A military campaign led by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, in which his army marched from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, devastating Confederate resources and infrastructure.
Battle of Chickamauga: A major battle fought between the Union Army of the Cumberland and the Confederate Army of Tennessee during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
Battle of Atlanta: A battle during the Civil War in which Union forces, commanded by General William T. Sherman, captured the city of Atlanta, a major Confederate stronghold.
Andersonville: A notorious Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia, where thousands of Union soldiers were held captive under inhumane conditions during the Civil War.
Ku Klux Klan: A white supremacist terrorist organization, founded in the aftermath of the Civil War, that sought to intimidate and oppress African Americans and their supporters through acts of violence and intimidation.
Reconstruction Plan: The period following the Civil War in which efforts were made to rebuild and transform the South politically, economically, and socially. It involved implementing measures to secure equal rights for freed slaves and restore the Confederate states to the Union.
Carpetbaggers: Northern politicians and businessmen who moved to the South during Reconstruction to take advantage of political and economic opportunities.
Abraham Lincoln: The 16th President of the United States who led the Union during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all slaves in Confederate territory were to be set free.
Ulysses S. Grant: A Union general who played a crucial role in the Union victory during the Civil War and later became the 18th President of the United States.
Robert E. Lee: A Confederate general who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War and is often regarded as one of the greatest military leaders in American history.
Jefferson Davis: The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War, who led the Southern states in their fight against the Union.
13th Amendment: An amendment to the United States Constitution passed in 1865, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.
14th Amendment: An amendment to the United States Constitution passed in 1868, which granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all individuals born or naturalized in the country, including former slaves.
The Union: Refers to the group of northern states that fought against the Confederacy during the Civil War, led by President Abraham Lincoln.
The Confederacy: Refers to the group of southern states that seceded from the United States and fought against the Union during the Civil War, with Jefferson Davis as their President.