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54 Cards in this Set
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Confiscation Acts
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series of laws passed by federal gov. to liberate slaves in seceded states
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Emancipation Proclamation
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order abolishing slavery in Confederate States of America
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54th MA Volutnteers
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African American soldier in SC
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Lee's 2nd invasion on North; largest battle in western hemisphere
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Gen. Geroge G. Meade
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union Maj. General in Battle of Gettysburg
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Peace Democrats
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against Lincoln administration
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Clement L. Vallandigham
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one of the COpperhead
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New York Draft Riots
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4 days bloody
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Trent Affair
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nearly brought the US in war w/ Britain
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General William T. Sherman
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had successful campaign in Georgia
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Appomattox Court House
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wilmer Mclean owned this place
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John wilkes Booth
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confederate who killed Lincoln
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Ford's Theater
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place where Lincoln died
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Sic temper tyrannis
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Booth screamed this as he jumped to the stage killing Lincoln
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First Battle of Bull Run (First Manasas)
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first real major conflict of the American Civil War
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. Anaconda Plan
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- The first military strategy offered to President Abraham Lincoln for crushing the rebellion of Southern states
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King Cotton Diplomacy
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- bankruptcy of souths major plantation
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monitor
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best known for battle with Confeder. irodclad Virginia
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merrimac
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constructed by hobson
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gen. robert E. lee
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leader of South confederates
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battle of shiloh
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bloody affair
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Gen. George B. McClellan
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proved to be good organizer (not a good risktaker)
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matthew brady
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claimed for photographing war
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battle of antietam
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robert E. Lee's first invasion of the NOrth
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Mary Boykin Chestnut
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disliked slavery, "dirty Africans",disgusted with how slaves were mistreated
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greenbacks
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treasury department was allowed to print and circulate paper back money
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Jay Cooke
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banking company provided Union Army
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Morrill tariff act of 1861
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rates increased during and after the conflict to help raise revenue to pay for the war
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Pacific railway act
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purpose was safe and speedy transportation for mail, troops, munitions of war
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Morrill Land Grant College Act (1862)
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sale of public land in each state
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homestead act of 1862
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allowed anyone to file for quarter of free land
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writ of habeas cortus
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judicial mandate of prison officials
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Ex parte merriman 1861
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important us supreme court case
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Ex parte milligan (1866)
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allows courts to interpose themselves between citizenry on the one hand
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Clara Barton
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helped wounded soldiers by distributing socks...
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Ulysses S. Grant
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gen. in the North for the Union
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Jefferson Davis
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pres of CSA
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Richmond
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became capital of Confederate states
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naval blockade
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used merrimack and monitor
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vicksburg
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union forces attacked under the command of Grant
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Chancellorsville
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virginia, Lee sent Jackson to attack union flank
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compromise of 1820
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missouri compromise
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Compromise of 1833
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tariff of abominations
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Compromise of 1850
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divided slave and free states
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fugitive slave law
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return runaway slaves
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uncle tom's cabin
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harriet beecher stowe
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ostend manifesto
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selling cuba or having it taken by force by US
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kansas nebraska act
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douglas' plan of making kansas a slave state and nebraska a free state
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bleeding-kansas
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conflict of slaves in (kansas)
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Dred scot vs sanford
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blacks cant be in court or be citizens
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lincoln-douglas debate
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debate over senate
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john brown
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extreme radical who wanted to capture south but stopped by lee
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election of 1861
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abe lincoln selected
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secession
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state separates and become own nation
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