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wilmot proviso

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prohibited slavery in all territories acquired in mexican war, southern senators blocked its passing

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underground railroad

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informal chain of "stations" (anti-slavery homes) that runaway slaves could pass through in order to be free in canada, HARRIET TUBMAN

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6 causes of civil war

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irresponsible agitators, economic sectionalism, agression of slave power, moral issue of slave power, states rights vs. fed govt

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advantages for north in civil war

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access to ports, big population, subsistence farming (king wheat), many factories (king industry), lots of immigrants to fight

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disadvantages for north

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bad generals, had to reclaim all of south

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advantages for south

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strong generals (Stonewall Jackson and Robert E Lee), only had to defend itself (didn't have to capture north)

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Emancipation Proclamation

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freed slaves in confederate states (not border states) to appear like a war tactic in eyes of northern democrats

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northern strategies during war

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martial law in border states, blockade of south, suspension of habeas corpus, attack south wherever it is, split south in half

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Freedman's Bureau

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primitive welfare agency for recently freed slaves, run by General Howard (howard university), educated blacks, Johnson tried to kill it

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black codes

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ways for states to get around the 13, 14 and 15 ammendments (set up poll taxes, black labor laws, etc.) basically tried to reinstitute the former social structure of the south

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13th ammendment

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abolished slavery

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14th ammendment

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made everyone born/naturalized a citizen w/ american rights

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15th ammendment

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gave blacks the right to vote

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Enforcement Acts of 1870-71

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if states failed to enforce 13th/14th/15th ammendments, then the federal govt could send troops to intervene, intended to target kkk, private criminal acts vs. blacks became federal crimes

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fire eaters

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extremist pro slavery politicians from south who supported secession

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Jefferson Davis

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president of the confederacy (capital was in richmond, va), couldn't get much war support b/c of states rights

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peace democrats

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believed north pushed south into secession, lincoln was a tyrant, war need to end (even if it meant south broke apart), strong support in midwest/ohio, COPPERHEADS

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redeemers or redemption govts

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wanted to rid south of carpetbaggers, freedmen and scallawags

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crimean war

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grain or death, proved cotton really was "king," gave way to homestead act and the morill land grants

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critteden compromise

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sought to restore 3630 slave/free state balance, lincoln vetoed it bc he didn't want slavery extended

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pacific railway act

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part of republican agenda, to build a transcontinental railroad

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john slidell

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minister to mexico under polk, wanted to buy ca from mexico

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alabama and laird rams

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raided $15.5 million from pirate raids that britain had to pay back

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dominion of canada

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britain left canada to fend for itself vs. americans against possible vengeance,

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fort sumter

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first land battle, 1861, in manasses va, attempt to capture richmond, mcdowell vs. johson, mcd fails and replaced with mcclellan

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fort henry (navy) and fort donelson (land)

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in between tn and cumberland rivers, first significant union victory

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monitor (u) vs. merrimack (c)

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1862 ironsided ships, strategic win for union bc it kept the blockade enforced

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peninsula campaign

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1862, intention was to capture richmond from lee, humiliating union defeat, mcclellan replaced by pope, included seven days battle (notorious), union then turns to total war strategy

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shiloh

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1862, in TN, grant vs. johnston, johnston tries to surprise grant but fails, beauregard takes over for johnston, bloodiest battle so far in am history

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bull run II

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1862, in manasses va, jackson captures union supply depot, and its a miserable defeat for union, mcclellan replaces pope

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antietam creek

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1862, even though union wins, mcclellan still fired for being too cautious, antietam kills souths chances for foreign help

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fredericksburg

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in penn, burnsides vs. lee, confederate victory (considered a butchery of union), burnsides then fired

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chancellorsville

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1863, hooker vs. lee, stonewall jackson dies, hooker fired for being too timid

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gettysburg

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1863 turning point in war, meade vs. lee, lee tries to invade and devastate north to attract foreign aid but fails, south will never agian invade north

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vicksburg

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1863, grant is able to gain control of missippi river and split south in half

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gettysburg address

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1863, national cemetary, monumental famous speech by lincoln

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shermans march

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he takes atlanta and continues through ga, scorched earth policy

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richmond

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richmond falls in 1865, set on fire, but union extinguishes it

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appamatox courthouse

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april 1865, lee surrenders to grant