A | B |
West Virginia | seceded from Virginia and remained loyal to the Union |
Emancipation Proclamation | Union document that freed the slaves only in the Confederacy |
13th Amendment | abolished slavery |
54th Massachusetts | African American Regiment that fought at Ft Wagner |
Gettysburg Address | Dedication of the Gettysburg cemetary. Lincolns address speaks of New Birth of Freedom. |
Dred Scott Case | Supreme Court Case- slaves are property and the constitution protects property. |
Underground Railroad | helped african american slaves escape slavery |
Missouri Compromise | Missouri Slave/Maine Free state- balanced power in Congress |
Compromise of 1850 | compromise on slave states and free states- enforced fugitive slave law. |
Northern economy | industrial |
Southern economy | farming/agriculture |