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Fort Sumter
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In the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, was cut off from supplies and reinforcements by Southern control of the harbor
significance : United most northerns behind a patriotic fight to save the Union. |
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Women
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Women played a critical role as military nurses and as volunteers in soldiers' aid societies
significance : the effects of the civil war gave to the suffrage movement to obtain equal voting rights for women. |
significance : the effects of the civil war gave to the suffrage movement to obtain equal voting rights for women.
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Trent Affair
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Confederate diplomats Mason and Sidell were traveling aboard a British steamer, on a mission to gain recognition for their gov. Union war ship stopped the steamer and took both as prisoners
significance : Confederacy recognition failed to gain foreign support from Britain or France. |
significance : Confederacy recognition failed to gain foreign support from Britain or France.
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Anaconda Plan
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Use the U.S. Navy to blockade Southern ports, cutting off essential supplies from reaching the confederacy
significance : part of the Union 3 part strategy for winning the war |
significance : part of the Union 3 part strategy for winning the war
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Massachusetts 54th Regiment
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segregated all-black units who performed courageous acts under fire
significance : gave new meaning and legitamacy to the concept of American Democracy |
significance : gave new meaning and legitamacy to the concept of American Democracy.
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Copper Heads
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opposed the war and wanted a negotiated peace.
significance : vocalized themselves against the war in the house of congress within Republican ranks |
significance : vocalized themselves against the war in the house of congress within Republican ranks
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Emancipation Proclamation
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A policy created by Abraham Lincoln that freed 1% of enslaved people residing in confederate states outside Union controll
significance: it enlarged the purpose of the war. Union armies were fighting against slavery, not secession. |
significance : vocalized themselves against the war in the house of congress within Republican ranks
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Morrill Tariff Act
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Raised tariff rates to up revenue and protect American manufacturers
significance : intiated to help industrialist, and stimulate the economic growth of the north and west |
significance : intiated to help industrialist, and stimulate the economic growth of the north and west
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