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34 Cards in this Set
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abolitionist
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a person who wanted to abolish slavery
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Tariff
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a tax on foreign goods
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surrender
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to give up
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civil
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taking place within a nation's borders
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proclamation
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an important announcement
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Confederacy
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The nickname of the alliance of states that seceded from the Union located in the south
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Yankees
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Nickname for Union soldiers during the war
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rebels
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Nickname for confederate soldiers during the war
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union
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the states that did not secede located in the north
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emancipate
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to free
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enlist
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to join a branch of the armed services
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secede
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to withdraw from
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Robert E. Lee
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Commanding general of the South. Known for his masterful strategic planning. Refused to join the North despite his hatred of slavery because he couldn't fight against his home state of Virginia.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Commanding general of the North. Known for his aggressiveness. Lincoln fired many generals before letting Grant take command.
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Robert Gould Shaw
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Commander of the 54th who helped encourage black soldiers to join the army through the example of his troops' bravery.
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Frederick Douglass
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Tried to convince Lincoln to allow blacks to join the Union Army. Also tried to convince blacks to join.
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Jefferson Davis
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President of the Confederate States of America; some thought he ruled like a dictator
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Harriet Tubman
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Conductor of the Underground Railroad. Spy and a nurse during the Civil War
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Abraham Lincoln
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President of the Union. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation which led to the eventual freeing of slaves in the South.
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William Sherman
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Union general who believed that total ruin was necessary to bring a speedy end to the war.
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Civil war advantages for the North
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More people(bigger army)
More factories for supplies Had an established govt. structure (easier to make decisions) More farms that produced food Lincoln was an excellent leader |
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Eventual advantages for North
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fighting to free slaves
African American soldiers joined(10%) |
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South advantages
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better trained
fighting on home turf Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were outstanding generals (and were in charge from the beginning) Whites fighting for their freedom |
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states rights
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Union- National sovereignty
Confederacy-state sovereignty |
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Slavery
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North-anti slavery-believed in using hired workers and not slaves
South-pro slavery-believed slave labor was essential for a prosperous economy |
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Tariff Disputes
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North-wanted high tariffs on imported goods from Europe so South would buy goods from North
South-Wanted low tariffs since South had to import most manufactured goods |
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Economy
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North-Industrial-factories manufactured many goods
South-Agricultural-Farms grew large cash crops |
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Culture
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North- Industrialists, more educated, more diverse pop., Middle class
South-Mostly planters, many slaves, less diverse pop., Great wealth and poverty |
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What is Oklahoma
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Indian territory
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Which states are Union and slavery
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Missouri Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware.
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West is what.
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the non-slave area
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Part 1 essay
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10th amendment says that states have all power not given to the federal government. The Constitution does Not say states CAN'T secede
Lincoln, Jefferson and John Quincy Adams all argued that it was appropriate to secede under certain circumstances Rhode Island, New York and Virginia ratified the Constitution on the condition that they would be allowed to secede if they didn't like the way the new government operated. |
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Part 2 essay
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We needed to keep the country strong to prevent against an attack from foreign countries
The North needed the crops (cotton) grown in the South for economic reasons. The North (eventually) wanted to bring an end to slavery. |
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part 3
revolution to civil war |
home turf
wanted new government economic reasons. |
