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10 Cards in this Set
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Who was Clara Barton?
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Known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" for helping soldiers.
Started the American Red Cross to help people during bad times. |
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Why was the Emancipation Proclamation important?
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It freed the slaves in the Southern states.
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What was life like in the North?
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People worked in industry jobs.
They were called Yankees by the South. Most people were against slavery. |
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What was life like in the South?
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Many people lived on plantations and grew cotton or tobacco.
They were called Rebels by the North. Most people were for slavery. |
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Who was Robert E. Lee?
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He was an important general in the South.
His surrender to General Grant ended the war. |
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Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
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He was an important general for the North.
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Who was Abraham Lincoln?
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President of the United States during the Civil War.
Wanted to keep the country together. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. |
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What was slavery?
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It forces people to work for someone else for no pay.
People were bought and sold like property. |
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Who was Harriet Tubman?
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She was an escaped slave who helped about 300 other slaves go North.
She was known as the Moses of her people. |
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What was the Underground Railroad?
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It was a secret way to help slaves escape to the North.
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