Q3 Glossary Terminology: Developing a Nation: History

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Abolitionist

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Person who is opposed to (against) slavery and worked to end the practice.

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Border States (Civil War)

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States that stayed in the Union even though they allowed slavery. This included Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Delaware.

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Civil War

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A war fought between citizens of the same country. The United States Civil War took place from 1861 to 1865.

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Confederacy

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Southern states that seceded (withdrew) from the United States at the start of the Civil War to protect their right to own slaves.

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Discrimination

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The act, practice, or instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually.

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Emancipate

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To free a person from the power or control of another person.

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Reconstruction

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The period following the Civil War in which Congress passed laws designed to rebuild the country and bring the Southern states back into the Union.

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Secede

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Break away, when one portion of a country separates itself from the federal government.

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Slavery

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The practice of people owning other people who must work for free and do not have basic human rights.

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Union

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Northern States that stayed loyal to the United States during the Civil War.