| 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 |