Chapter 4, American History 10

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Attrition

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When one side in a war inflicts continuous losses on the enemy in order to wear them down.

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Canister

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A special type of shell filled with bullets.

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Casualties

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The military term for people who are killed, wounded, captured, or missing, in a war.

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Morale

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The confidence, and discipline of a person or a group of people .

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Draft

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A policy requiring men to serve in the military.

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Greenbacks

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Name given to paper money issued by the government during the Civil War, so called because the back side was printed with green ink.

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Contraband

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Items seized from the enemy during a war. These items then become the property of the government that has control of them.

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Guerrillas

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Small bands of fighters who weaken the enemy with surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks.

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Siege

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A military tactic in which a place is surrounded and cut off from supplies in order to make them surrender.

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13th Amendment

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The 1865 constitutional amendment that abolished slavery.

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Battle of Antietam

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The Civil War battle in which the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties.

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Copperheads

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A group of northern Democrats who opposed the War, and sympathized with the South during the Civil War. They were against the abolition of slaves.

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Southern Economy

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Smaller than the Northern economy and mainly consisted of Agriculture.

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Monitor and Merrimack

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These were both iron clad warships.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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An order issued by President Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union. It took effect on January 1, 1863.

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Writ of Habeas Corpus

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A court order requiring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody.

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Battle of Gettysburg

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Fought in 1863, this three day battle was the bloodiest of the entire Civil War. It ended in a Union victory, and is considered the turning point of the war.

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Clara Barton

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She was a pioneering nurse during the Civil War who later started the American Red Cross.

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African Soldiers

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At first the Union refused to use African American soldiers but as the time passed they eventually created units of black soldiers.

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Appomattox Courthouse

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This was the location of Lee's surrender of the Confederate army to General Grant.