| A | B |
|---|
| border states | slave states that did not secede |
| name the border states | Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri |
| neutral | not favoring either side in a war |
| martial law | military is in charge and citizens' rights are suspended |
| blockade | prevent traffic in or out |
| Abraham Lincoln | President of the United States |
| Jefferson Davis | President of the Confederacy |
| emancipate | to free |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Lincoln freed the slaves in the states in rebellion (Confederacy) |
| General Robert E. Lee | Commander of Confederate Army |
| General George McClellan | Commander of Union troops in the East |
| Washington, D.C. | Capital of the United States |
| Richmond, Virginia | Capital of the Confederacy |
