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25 Cards in this Set
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1.plantation
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a large farm
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2.summary
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briefly tell information in your own words
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3.states rights
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states should be able to choose own laws about slavery
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4.abolition
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to end slavery
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5.Union
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describes all the states that belong to the United States
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6.secede
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to leave
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7.Confederacy
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all the states that were for slavery
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8.Civil War
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war between the states over slavery, lasted 4 years
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9.cavalry
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group of soldiers who fought on horse back
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10.blockade
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when an area is shut of by troops to prevent trade
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11.Emancipation Proclamation
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announcement by President Lincoln that all slaves were free
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12.map scale
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a line divided into segments to represent real distance of earth
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13.small-scale map
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a map that shows few details on a large map
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14.large-scale map
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a map that shows a lot of detail on a smaller map
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15.Freedmen's Bureau
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helped African Americans build new lives
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16. Reconstruction
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time period when southern states were brought back to the Union
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17.amendment
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addition to the United States constitution
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18.Black Codes
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laws passed by southern states
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19.sharecropper
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crops grown on someone else's land and pays a share
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20.Edward Clark
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replaced Sam Houston as governor of Texas
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21.Benjamin Franklin Terry
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a Civil War colonel who recruited soldiers for his cavalry
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22.Terry's Texas Rangers
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known as the hardest fighting troops
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23.Sabine Pass
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where the Sabine River meets the Gulf of Mexico
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24.Rosanna Osterman
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well known nurse
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25.Hood's Texas Brigade
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a group of soldiers led by John Bell Hood
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