The Union Divided: The Civil War

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Anaconda Plan

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called for the capture of critical Southern ports and eventual control of the Mississippi River, which would create major economic and strategic difficulties for the Confederacy

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Battle of Antietam

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General George McClellan's Union forces halted Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland on September 17, 1862; bloodiest day of the war; enabled Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation

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Appomattox

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Virginia city where Ulysses S. Grant's Union army caught Robert E. Lee's retreating Confederate force in April 1865; surrender of army in courthouse

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First Battle of Bull Run

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first major battle of the Civil War, Confederate forces defeated the Union army on July 21, 1861

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Second Battle of Bull Run

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crushing victory by General Robert E. Lee and his army over forces commanded by General John Pop in August 1862

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Battle of Chancellorsville

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Confederate attack on Union forces led by Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson; Jackson was shot here by his own troops

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Conscription

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raising recruits for military service by using a draft

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Copperheads

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Democrats in Congress early in the Civil War who opposed Lincoln and the North's attack on the South

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Crittenden Plan

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an 1860 compromise on slavery designed to defuse sectional tensions; would have allowed slavery to prosper in South and denied Congress power to regulate the interstate slave trade

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Emancipation Proclamation

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edict by Abraham Lincoln that went into effect on January 1, 1863, abolishing slavery in Confederate territory; did not effect the four slave states that were still a part of the Union

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Fort Sumter

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a federal fort located in Charleston, South Carolina, that was fired on by Confederate artillery on April 12, 1861

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Battle of Fredericksburg

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fought on December 13, 1862, the Union army commanded by General Burnside suffered a major defeat at the hands of General Robert E Lee's Confederate

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Gettysburg Address

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November 19, 1863, speech made by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication ceremony for a cemetery for Union soldiers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg

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Ulysses S Grant

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a failure in civilian life, he became the commander of Union forces in the Civil War, and the architect of Northern victory

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Greenbacks

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paper money that was issued by the American government during and immediately after the Civil War

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Ironclad Ship

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Civil War-era ships that were completely encased in iron, making them difficult to damage

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Ironclad Ship

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Civil War-era ships that were completely encased in iron, making them difficult to damage

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Robert E. Lee

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American military officer with a brilliant record in the Mexican War who turned down high command in the Union army to fight with his native state of Virginia

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Ironclad Ship

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Civil War-era ships that were completely encased in iron, making them difficult to damage

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Robert E. Lee

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American military officer with a brilliant record in the Mexican War who turned down high command in the Union army to fight with his native state of Virginia

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Martial Law

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occurs during a state of emergency when the rule of law may be suspended and government is controlled by military or police authorities

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Ironclad Ship

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Civil War-era ships that were completely encased in iron, making them difficult to damage

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Robert E. Lee

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American military officer with a brilliant record in the Mexican War who turned down high command in the Union army to fight with his native state of Virginia

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Martial Law

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occurs during a state of emergency when the rule of law may be suspended and government is controlled by military or police authorities

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Merrimack

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Union iron clad ship utilized during the Civil War; fought one battle against the Virginia, but played no other important role

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Ironclad Ship

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Civil War-era ships that were completely encased in iron, making them difficult to damage

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Robert E. Lee

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American military officer with a brilliant record in the Mexican War who turned down high command in the Union army to fight with his native state of Virginia

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Martial Law

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occurs during a state of emergency when the rule of law may be suspended and government is controlled by military or police authorities

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Merrimack

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Union iron clad ship utilized during the Civil War; fought one battle against the Virginia, but played no other important role

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Monitor

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a Union ironclad ship captured by the Confederates during the Civil War and renamed the Virginia

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Ironclad Ship

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Civil War-era ships that were completely encased in iron, making them difficult to damage

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Robert E. Lee

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American military officer with a brilliant record in the Mexican War who turned down high command in the Union army to fight with his native state of Virginia

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Martial Law

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occurs during a state of emergency when the rule of law may be suspended and government is controlled by military or police authorities

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Merrimack

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Union iron clad ship utilized during the Civil War; fought one battle against the Virginia, but played no other important role

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Monitor

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a Union ironclad ship captured by the Confederates during the Civil War and renamed the Virginia

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William Tecumseh Sherman

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Union general who worked closely with Ulysses S Grant in the West; captured Atlanta in September 1864 and helped guarantee Lincoln's reelection

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Battle of Shiloh

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a fierce Civil War battle fought in Tennessee in April 1862; General Grant's forces emerged victorious, both sides suffered many casualties

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Battle of Shiloh

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a fierce Civil War battle fought in Tennessee in April 1862; General Grant's forces emerged victorious, both sides suffered many casualties

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States' Rights

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concept that the states and not the federal government have the power to decide whether federal legislation is enforced

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Battle of Shiloh

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a fierce Civil War battle fought in Tennessee in April 1862; General Grant's forces emerged victorious, both sides suffered many casualties

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States' Rights

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concept that the states and not the federal government have the power to decide whether federal legislation is enforced

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Battle of Vicksburg

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a Confederate city along the Mississippi River was taken after a lengthy siege in July 1863; gave the Union virtual control of the Mississippi

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Battle of Shiloh

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a fierce Civil War battle fought in Tennessee in April 1862; General Grant's forces emerged victorious, both sides suffered many casualties

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States' Rights

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concept that the states and not the federal government have the power to decide whether federal legislation is enforced

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Battle of Vicksburg

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a Confederate city along the Mississippi River was taken after a lengthy siege in July 1863; gave the Union virtual control of the Mississippi

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Writ of Habeas Corpus

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allows a person accused of a crime to avoid sitting in jail indefinitely