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Emancipation
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freeing of slaves
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Look at the map on page 529: In which places was slavery still legal after the Emancipation Proclamation.
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MO, KY, MD, DE, TN, southern tip of Lousiana.
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Why did some Northerners oppose abolishing slavery?
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1.slaves would work for lower wages and take jobs.
2. Emancipation would weaken support for the war |
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Freed slaves only in areas controlled by the Confederacy.
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Why did some African Americans join the Union?
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freedom, citizenship, pay, respect, and honor
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What were some hardships that African American soldiers faced?
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1.If captured often sold into slavery
2. received less pay then white doldiers 3. no guarantee of gaining the rights of citizenship. |
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How did African Americans support the Union?
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served as soldiers and fought bravely for the Union.
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Why did the 54th Massachusetts Infantry become the most celebrated African American unit of the Civil War?
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consisted mostly of free African Americans and led a heroic charge on South Carolina's Fort Wagner and suffered heavy losses.
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What was the difference in pay between and African American and White soldier?
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3 dollars
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How did Federick Douglass believe that military service would help African Americans?
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by serving in the military African Americans would earn the right to citizenship.
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What were the conditions like in military camps?
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unsanitary, with many illnesses; deadly
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Battle of Gettysburg
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a key battle that finally turned the tide against the Confederates.
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Gettysburg address
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President Lincoln gave a speech in which he praised the bravery of Union solders and renewed his committment to winning the Civil War.
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Which General from teh North practiced total war?
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Sherman
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What is the court house name where Lee surrendered to Grant , thus ending the Civil War?
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Appomattox Courthouse
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