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60 Cards in this Set
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Agrarian
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Relating to land; pertain to the advancement of agricultural groups.
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Industrial
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Having many highly industries; used in industry.
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Secession
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The act or instance of seceding (states switching sides.)
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Compromise
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A settling of differences.
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Labor
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Productive activity.
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Inflation
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A substantial rise in the general level of prices (a decrease in the value of money.)
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Currency Devaluation
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A reduction in the value of currency.
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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A law that stated that a black slave is 3/5 of a man.
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Compromise of 1850
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A series of legislative actions to regulate the spread of slavery in the territory.
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The Missouri Compromise
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An agreement passed in 1920 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery faction in the U.S. congress.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
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Bleeding Kansas
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A series of violent events involving between pro- and anti-slavery people trying to influence whether Kansas would enter the U.S. as a free or slave state.
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The Fugitive Slave Law
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Statues passed by congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of escaped slaves, even in free states.
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Blockade
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An attempt to prevent supplies, troops, information or aid from reaching an opposite force.
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The Draft Riots
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Violent acts in NYC (and smaller riots in other cities) against drafting for the Civil War.
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The Emancipation Proclaimation
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Lincoln's proclamation that freed the slaves.
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Burning of Atlanta
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General William Sherman of the Union passed through with his troops and destroyed everything.
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George McClellan
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A major general in the Civil War, he organized the army of the Potomac and fought for the Union.
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Stephen Douglas
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An American poltician who lost against Lincoln and was very responsible for the Compromise of 1850 and reopened the Kansas-Nebraska act. He was very, talented and sometimes called the "Little Giant"
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Sojourner Truth
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Self-named. Her real name was Isabella Balmfree. Was an abolitionist born into slavery.
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Frederick Douglas
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Was an abolitionist, editor, orator, statesman, and reforrner. He was black, a slave, and wrote a couple books.
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Matthew Brady
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a famous photographer in the Civil War.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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an abolitionist and author of several books, most famous being Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Nat Turner
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Was a slave and was the most famous instance of black resistance to slavery.
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John Brown
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Abolitionist who led the Raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. on Oct, 16, 1859 for the Union.
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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Was a major general and was also the general of the Army of the United States and he partook in "Scorched earth" methods.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Was a general for the North and later became the 16th president of the U.S. and he accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee.
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Robert E. Lee
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General of the South and was for the Union until Virginia seceded. Was in the command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
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Andersonville
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Was a Southern prison where captives were beaten, malnourished and kept in horrible conditions.
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"Stonewall" Jackson
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Was a Confederate general (very famous), died in war, and most famous for his campaign of 1862.
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Sitting Bull
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A Sioux medicine man and a Hankpapa Lakota Chief. Known for his victory at Battle of Little Big Horn.
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Crazy Horse
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Member of the Ogala Sioux tribe and led people against U.S. in war.
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Red Cloud
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Was an incredible war leader of the Ogala Lakota Sioux tribe.
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Manuelito
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Son-in-law of Narbone, when Narbone died in a scuffle while trying to make, Manuelito retaliated and made war.
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Narbano
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Was a great chief who tried to make peace with the U.S. government.
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Long March of the Navajos
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The long walk to Basque Redondo where several tribes (some friends, some enemies) had to live in small, non-fertile areas.
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George Armstrong Custer
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Was a cavalry commander in Civil War and the Indian Wars and known for his bravery. Killed in the battle of Little Big Horn.
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Canyon de Chelly
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Place where Navajo resided.
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Name three important Plains tribes.
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Sioux, Apache, Cheyenne
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Name three important tribes of the Southwest.
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Navajo, Comanche, Kiawa
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Who selected Basque Redondo as the relocation site?
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General Carlton
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Why did the relocation fail?
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Crops couldn't be grown because of the contaminated stream.
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To what state had the Cherokee been forcefully relocated?
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South Dakota
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Why did Texas matter to the Civil War?
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It is a large area and it mattered whether or not it came into the U.S. as a slave or free state.
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What brought thousands out to California in particular and when was it discovered?
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Gold Rush, 1849.
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What ethnic group helped so much to build the railroad?
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Chinese.
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How did the Indians treat each other?
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Some tribes fought treaties and some fought.
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How did the Indians treat the buffalo?
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Kill them for food, clothing and shelter but did not kill more than they needed.
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How did the whites treat the Indians?
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Often without respect.
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What disease was so dangerous to the Indians?
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Small pox.
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What happened at Sand Creek, and when?
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Chivinton massacred the Indians.
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When and where was the first shot fired that officially started the Civil War?
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Fort Sumpert, April 21, 1861
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When and where was the first battle of the Potomac (Union) and the Army of Richmond (Confederate)?
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1861 Potomac River
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When and where was the battle of Gettysburg?
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Pennsylvania, July 5, 1863
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Which side was trying, with some success, to get support from England?
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The South.
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What was the siege of Vicksburg?
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The North took control of the Mississippi river.
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What was Sherman's March?
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Sherman's massacring of Georgia.
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Why was 1863 such an important year in the Civil War?
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Union began triumphing against the South.
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About how many on the Union side lost their lives?
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360,000
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About how many on the Confederate side lost their lives?
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260,000
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