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Ambrose Burnsides |
Union general who moved quickly to go to Richmond, he lost the battle in Fredericksberg because he was using old and outdated tactics. |
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Joseph Hooker |
Union General who replaced Burnsides, paid women to follow his troops around and have sex. |
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George Picket |
Confederate general that led a charge across open open ground in Gettysburg and his men were shot down by the new rifles and cannons. |
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George Mead |
Union general who led the battle of Gettysburg. |
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Elizabeth Blackwell |
First American female physician, she trained nurses for the rest of her life. |
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What women did during the Civil War |
~Disguised themselves as men and joined the war. ~Disguised themselves as confederate supporters or people that just lived in the south and then information from the generals and such. ~Were given better ranks and professions in jobs. ~Took over the business and farms. ~Did dangerous factory work and made explosives and ammunition. |
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Income Tax |
Money collected by the federal government and states from people yearly given to the government and child services and such. Then it gets returned to them at some point of the year. |
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Emancipation |
To set free, |
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Copperheads |
Northern democrats who were against the civil war. |
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Habeus Corpus |
Was made to protect people from being thrown into jail for no reason. Almost 13K were thrown into jail without reason. |