| A | B |
|---|
| Initial reason for Civil War | It was a war to restore the Union |
| 4 slave states loyal to the Union | slaves were not freed in these states |
| Victory at Antietam | Battle which gave Lincoln a chance to issue his 'Emancipation Proclamation" |
| Emancipation Proclamation | It declared that all slaves living in states actively fighting against the Union were free |
| January 1, 1863 | Date the Emancipation Proclamation was issued |
| emancipate | to set free |
| European countries | not likely that they would come to the aid if the South because of the Emancipation Proclamation |
| 1862 | year when free blacks and escaped slaves were able to join Union armies |
| 200,000 | number of African Americans who fought during the Civil War |
| 3,000 | number of African Americans who died during the Civil War |
| 54th Massachusetts | one of the first all-black regiments |
| Fort Wagner | Confederate fort near Charleston where the 54th fought and died very bravely |
| "...bravest of the brave..." | quote from Secretary of War Stanton describing black soldiers |
| emancipation policy | "constitutes the heaviest blow yet dealt to the rebellion." |
| Union slave prisoners | At the beginning of the war they were returned to their masters in the South |
| Slavery | Not the main issue at the beginning of the War |
| Saving the Union | The main issue at the beginning of the War |
| MO,KY,W.VA,MD | Border states that stayed in the Union after the War began. |
| New Orleans | Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to slaves here |
| Lincoln's cautious approach to freeing slaves | He wanted to weaken the Confederacy without angering slave owners in the Union. |
| Lincoln's belief | Slavery was wrong |
| Tad | Lincoln's son |
| wages | Black troops earned only half the pay of white soldiers. |
| 1/2 | Number of black soldiers killed in the 54th Mass. when attacking Fort Wagner near Charleston in 1863. |
