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John C. Breckinridge- southern Democrat from KT in the presidential election of 1860 Buchanans VP. Pro-slavery. Supported extension of slavery into the territories
John Bell- wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee who ran in the election of 1860 with the Constitutional Union Party on a moderate pro-slavery platform.
Fort Sumter- federal fort commanded by Major Robert Anderson and taken by Confederate forces under the command of General Pierre G.T. Beauregard on April 12, 1861. This action began the Civil War.
Crittendens Compromise- a series of acts which would guarantee slavery where it already exists, and would reinstate the Missouri Compromise, extending it to the California border.
Confederacy- Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis- president of the Confederate States of America
Martial Law- military government that suspends ordinary law
Vocabulary:
Robert E. Lee- confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
Greenback- name for Union paper money not backed by gold or silver. Value would fluctuate depending on status of the war (plural)
Copperheads- democrats who opposed the civil war
Conscription- forcing people into military service
Habeas Corpus- a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
James Mason- sent to Britain to persuade them to support the Confederacy by sending troops.
John Slidell- sent to France for the same reason as Mason.
Trent Affair-foreign event involving Union seizure of British ship with Confederate diplomats.
Attrition- the wearing down of one side by the other through exhaustion of soliders and resources
Anaconda Plan- designed to smother the Souths economy, this three part strategy lead the Union to victory during the Civil War
Reading Check Questions:
The British and French recognition of the Confederacy helped the South to overcome the Norths advantages in the war because it would have prevented the Trent Affair.
The war strategy Jefferson Davis developed for the south was he relied primarily on his generals. He believed that if the South waged a defensive war of attrition in this manner, it would force the Union to