7.06 Civil War

a segregated regiment of African American soldiers who faced significant discrimination from white troops; their perseverance illustrates their devotion to the cause of emancipation

the destruction/ending of something, often referring to the ending of slavery; not an original goal of Lincoln or the Union army; majority of Northerners (98%) did not support ___ 

first Republican president; elected in 1860; won based on support of Northerners, illustrating sectional differences in US; primary goal was to preserve the Union; assassinated in 1865

1862; bloodiest single-day battle in US history (shows human cost of the war); enough of a Union victory for Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

town where Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865 because Confederates knew they could not continue the war

the purposeful killing of a (political/religious) leader

nickname for the bloody fights between supporters of slavery and free territory in the Kansas and Nebraska territories following the Kansas-Nebraska Act

a barrier; Union navy attempts to create a ____ around Southern ports to prevent trade/assistance from Europe

slavery states that remain loyal to the Union:  Missouri, Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware; the Emancipation Proclamation does not apply to these states

first battle between Union and Confederate armies; Confederates win; shows neither side will easily give up and war will be long, necessitating large numbers of men and supplies