Notecards 11

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Ambrose Burnside:

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He was American Solider serving as governorand a United States senator

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Joseph Hooker:

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Joseph Hooker was a career United States Armyofficer, achieving the rank of major general in the Union Army during theAmerican Civil War

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George Pickett:

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George became a major general in the Confederate States Army of the American Civil War

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George Meade:

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George Gordon Meade was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in the coastal construction of several lighthouses

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Elizabeth Blackwell:

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Elizabeth Blackwell was aBritish-born medical practitioner, notable as the first woman to receive amedical degree in the United States, as well as the first woman on the UKMedical Register.

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What women did during the Civil War:

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The Civil Warsignificantly affected the lives of American women. A handful disguisedthemselves as men and joined the fight. Others served as spies and nurses. Manymore took on new roles at home after their husbands, brothers, and fathersresponded to the call to arms

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Income Tax:

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Tax on money people receive

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Emancipation:

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The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.

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Copperheads:

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The Copperheads were a vocal faction of Democrats in the Northern United States of the Union who opposed the American Civil War, wanting an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates.

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Habeas Corpus:

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Protects people from beingin jail without a reason.