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8 Cards in this Set
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Bounty
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A bounty is offered payments to encourage volunteers. The Union used bounties to get more volunteers for the Union Army. |
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Casualty
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A casualty is someone who died in war. In the battle of Antietam, both sides (Confederate and Union) had 6,000 casualties. |
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Draft
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A draft is a system where people were forced into the Army. Abe Lincoln set up a draft to increase the Union Army. |
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Emancipate
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Emancipate is to set free. Lincoln wanted to emancipate all the slaves under confederate rule. |
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Entrenched
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Being entrenced is defined as a strong defensive position. The war was at a standstill because the armies were entrenched. |
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Habeas Corpus
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Habeas Corpus is a way to report unlawful detention or imprisonment. The confederacy and the union suspended the right of Habeus Corpus. |
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Inflation
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Inflation is an increase in price. In the North, prices were inflated. |
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Offensive
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An offensive is when somebody attacks.General Lee and the Confederacy went on the offensive.
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