KC 3: Vocabulary- Civil War and Reconstruction

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Abolition of slavery: Slavery is not allowed in any state or territory under the government of the U.S.A

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13th Amendment

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Granted citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States," which included former slaves recently freed

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14th Amendment

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Prohibited voting restrictions based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude (slavery)

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15th Amendment

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Includes California admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act, Made popular sovereignty in most other states from Mexican- American War

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Compromise of 1850

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A republic formed in February of 1861 and composed of the eleven Southern states that seceded from the United States

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Confederate States of America

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What was the U.S. Supreme Court's decision regarding a Missouri slave who sued for his freedom after a four year stay in the northern portion of the Louisiana Territory?

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The U.S. Supreme Court decided he couldn't sue in federal court because he was property, not a citizen.

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Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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This law states that runaway slaves must be returned to their owner. This was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850.

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Fugitive Slave Law

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A speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg, in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War; supported the ideals of self-government and human rights.

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Gettysburg Address

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An abolitionist who attempted to lead a slave revolt by capturing Armories in southern territory and giving weapons to slaves, was hung in Harpers Ferry after capturing an Armory.

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John Brown