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26 Cards in this Set
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Fort Sumter
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This fort was bombarded by the south, initiating the Civil War.
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Habeas Corpus
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This right allows a convict to know what they are being arrested for and to have a fair trial.
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Confederate States of America
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The name of the country the south formed after seceding from the union.
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Bull Run
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The first major land battle of the Civil War, fought near Manassas, Virginia.
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Thomas Jackson
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One of the most revered confederate commanders. Also known as Stonewall.
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Winfield Scott
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A union General. He served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history.
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George B. McClellan
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He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly as the general-in-chief of the Union Army.
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Robert E. Lee
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He was an engineer and the most celebrated general of the Confederate forces.
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Battle of Antietam
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The first major battle to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
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Monitor and Merrimac
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Two opposing ironclads that battled each other for dominance of the seas. Both sides were evenly matched.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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He was the leading union general and the president of the United States during the war.
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Confiscation Acts
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Authorized the confiscation of any Confederate property, including slaves, by Union forces. Helped to free slaves.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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This freed all confederate slaves. It was attacked for freeing only slaves not under union control.
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Thirteenth Amendment
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This amendment was passed to officially abolish slavery and to keep it from being reenacted by other parties.
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Sherman's March to the Sea
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Sherman's troops marched from Atlanta to Savannah, burning or destroying anything they could not use.
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Sherman's March to the Sea
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Sherman's troops marched from Atlanta to Savannah, burning or destroying anything they could not use.
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Freedmen's Bureau
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Created by the Congress in 1865 to provide food, shelter, and medical aid to any victim of the civil war.
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Black Codes
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Laws adopted in the southern states that restricted the rights and movements of newly freed African Americans.
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Radical Republicans
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They became the dominant force in the house and senate in 1866. Their leader was Charles Sumner.
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Civil Rights Act of 1866
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This provided a legal shield against the southern black codes. Pronounced all freed slaves American citizens.
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14th Amendment
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This amendment declared that anyone born or naturalized in the US were citizens and protected by the law.
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Reconstruction Acts
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These put the south under military occupation. They also increased requirements for reentering the union.
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Tenure of Office Act
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This prohibited the president from removing any federal official without senate approval.
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15th Amendment
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This prevents states from denying a citizen the right to vote because of race or prior condition of servitude.
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Civil Rights Act of 1875
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This guaranteed equal accomodations in public places and kept courts from excluding blacks from juries.
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Sharecropping
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A southern farming system where the landlord provided the seed and supplies in return for half the harvest.
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