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14 Cards in this Set
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States' Rights |
Belief that the states had more power than the federal government and didn't have to obey federal laws. |
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Slavery |
Important to the Southern economy; many people in the northern half of the nation opposed slavery |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin |
By Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852; Famous abolitionist novel; showed the evil of slavery |
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John Brown's Raid |
Abolitionist who led a raid on a gun arsenal in Harper's Ferry to arm slaves against their masters |
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Lincoln |
16th President of the United States |
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Davis |
President of the Confederate States of America |
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Lee |
Commander of the Confederate Army; loyal to Virginia |
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Grant |
Commander of the Union Army; became president of the United States in 1868 |
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Jackson |
"Stonewall _____" Confederate general famous for his victories in the Shenandoah Valley |
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Fort Sumter |
First battle of the Civil War; Union surrendered |
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Gettysburg |
Battle that was a turning point in the war; Confederate had no chance of winning the war |
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Atlanta Campaign |
Sherman's troops marched from Tennessee to Atlanta; burned Atlanta |
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March to the Sea |
Sherman's destructive march from Atlanta to Savannah; crushed the Confederate spirit |
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Appomattox Courthouse |
Site where Lee surrendered to Grant |
