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28 Cards in this Set
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Secession |
The formal withdrawal of a state from the union, became more frequent. |
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Harriet tubman |
One of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad. |
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Dred scott |
It was a court case and it ruled that slaves were property not people |
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Fort sumter |
On an island in charleston harbor |
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Bull run |
First major ground battle |
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Stonewall jackson |
General in a confederacy famous for standing his ground |
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Ulysses s. Grant |
Commander of the Union army later became a president |
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Robert E lee |
He was a general commander of federal army |
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Robert E lee |
He was a general commander of federal army |
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Antietam |
Major battle that 26000 people got killed |
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Emancipation proclamation |
A speech that Lincoln gave to free the slaves |
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Conscription |
A draft that forced people in the military service |
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Clara barton |
She was a nurse and became the Founder of American Red Cross |
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Income Tax |
Tax that takes specified percentage of an individual income |
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Popular sovereignty |
The right to vote for or against slavery |
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Underground Railroad |
The system of escape for slaves |
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Harriet Beecher stowe |
She published uncle toms cabin |
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Franklin pierce |
He helped produce a victory for democratic candidates |
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Stephen Douglas |
He was a democratic incumbent |
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Stephen Douglas |
He was a democratic incumbent |
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Abraham Lincoln |
Was a republican challenger congressman |
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Stephen Douglas |
He was a democratic incumbent |
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Abraham Lincoln |
Was a republican challenger congressman |
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Jefferson davis |
Was a president of a confederacy |
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Stephen Douglas |
He was a democratic incumbent |
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Abraham Lincoln |
Was a republican challenger congressman |
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Jefferson davis |
Was a president of a confederacy |
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Confederacy |
The states of America |