Share This Article 1. The term “antebellum”, meaning before the war, in reference to the American Civil War was first used in this year. 1865 1914 1862 1899 2. This one of the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts remains in effect today. The Alien Enemy Act The Sedition Act The Naturalization Act The Alien Friends Act 3. On 24 December 1862 Jefferson Davis declared that Union African-American soldiers captured by the Rebels would be treated this way. Sold into slavery Exchanged back to the Union Shot without trial As Prisoners of War Loading …