| A | B |
| agriculture | the southern economy was based on this |
| antebellum | Latin word origin meaning before the war |
| The raid on Harpers Ferry | Which conflict between the North and South pushed the nation toward a civil war |
| Georgia Platform | The legislation said that Georgia would remain in the Union if the North complied with the Compromise of 1850 |
| Thirteenth Amendment | This ended slavery in the states, except as a criminal penalty |
| Fourteenth Amendment | This guaranteed equal rights to racial minorities. The Southern states were required to ratify it before being allowed representation in Congress after the Civil War. |
| Fifteenth Amendment | This guarantees each individual's right to vote regardless of race. |
| Andersonville | A village in southwest Georgia known for its Confederate prisoner-of-war camp |
| Antietam | Site in Maryland where General Robert E. Lee and his Confederate |
| Chickamauga | The largest battle fought in the state of Georgia. The battle lasted 3 days and was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War; also the largest Union defeat in the west |