HIST 201 Chapter 14: The Civil War
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Blockade (1861-1865): military policy of preventing an enemy from engaging in naval commerce by blocking ports and intercepting ships. Contraband: legal term denoting war materials that can be seized from an enemy during wartime. Northern leaders used the term to refer to enslave people who fled to union lines seeking freedom. Copperheads: nickname for the faction of the democratic party that opposed the war. Emancipation proclamation (1863): proclamation by abraham lincoln that freed the slaves living in confederate states. Guerrilla: a member of a group taking part in irregular fighting (i. e. spying on, sabotaging, attacking enemies) Hard war: union"s policy that targeted the ability of confederates to fight by destroying infrastructure, transportation networks, and food supplies for the army. Secession: act of formally withdrawing from an existing union with another political state. Colored troops (usct): african american troops consisting of free black men and former slaves. Enlisted for the union army after the emancipation proclamation of 1863.
