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a way of thinking in which people of a certain area belive that their ways and ideas are better than those of people in other areas
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sectionalism
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a person who chose the cause of the federal goverment during the Civil War; a person who belongs to a labor union
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Unionists
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leave or withdraw from something
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secede
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place into office by a formal ceremony
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inaugurated
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to give up someone or something,
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surrender
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the closing off of an area such as a city or horbor by forces to keep traffic from entering or leaving the area.
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blackade
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minor fighting between small groups of troops
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skirmishes
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cloth or fabric
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textile
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to seize or take control of
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capture
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bullets, gunpowder, grenades, shells, and so on
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ammunition
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many ships or aircrafts under one command or ownership
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fleet
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relating to solders or war
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military
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a student at a military school
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cadet
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eleven southern states seceded from the United States and formed a new country called
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The Confederate States of America
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the eleven states that seceded were
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Alabama North Carolina Douth Carolina Mississippi Georgia Florida Louisiana Texas Tennessee and Virgina
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they elected a president of their new country called The Confederate States of America
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Jefferson Davis
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what was the name of the new nation?
The capital was later moved to? |
Montgomery
Richmond Virginia |
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The war between the Nothern United States ( Union) and The Southern United States (Confederacy)
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The Civil War
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The North was fighting to keep the Country from
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Splitting
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The South was fighting for
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There right to separate
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The Commander of the Union
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General Ulysses Grant
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The Commander of the Confederacy (South) was
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General Robert Lee
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THe Civil War began were
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Fort Sumter in Charleston South Carolina.
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Who won the battel at Fort Sumter?
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The Confederacy
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Who was the young girl that led General Forrest and his men to a shallow crossing on Black Creek?
They were able to escape from Union troops and get to Rome, Geogia to stop who from destroying the railroad? |
Emma Sanson
Colonel Streight |
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State's Rights-
Who believed that the National Goverment should have the most power? |
Northers
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State's Rights-
Who believed that the State Goverment should have the most power? |
Southerns
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Economy ( how people made there living)
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-has a cold climate
-The growing season is short -Most people work in some kind of industry -Many northern states passed laws against slavery. |
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Economy ( how people made there living)
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Has a long growing season and warm climate
-Most people are farmers -Plantation owners thought they had to have slaves to work there crops |
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Population-
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was about 22,000,000
-it had a lot of towns and some large cities. |
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Population-
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was about 9,000,000
-It had some small towns and few large cities. |
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The difference between the North and South caused alot of Southerns to want to
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Secede
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Abraham Lincoln was elected President in
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November of 1860
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Did many Southerners like Abraham Lincoln
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NO
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Why did the Southerners not like Abraham Lincoln
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They thought he would stop them from owning slaves
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When did some of the southern states begin seceding from the union
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December 1860
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When did Alabama secede
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January 11,1861
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