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48 Cards in this Set
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Richmond
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Confederate's capital.
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Washington D.C.
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Union's capital.
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Shermans March to Atlanta
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Sherman (Union) forces Confederates to flee from Atlanta in Sept. 1864.
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Appomattox Court House
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Where Grant and Lee discussed terms for surrender. Lee left with much dignity. Sash, horse and sword.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Lincoln proclaimed USA a free country.
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Reconstruction Era
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Time after Civil War used to rebuild the nation.
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Wade-Davis Bill
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Congress said 50% of population must declare loyalty to Union to have a state gov't.
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10-percent clause
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Lincoln, same, but with 10%.
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13th Amendment
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slavery abolished.
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14th Amendment
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slaves gain citizen rights.
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15th Amendment
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any race can vote.
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Carpetbaggers
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Northen politicians came S. with carpetbags for political opportunity.
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Scalawags
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white Southerners cooperated with carpetbagger and freedmen to advance their own interests.
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Ku Klux Klan
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Cult against black rights.
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Fort Sumter
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April 12, 1861. Beauregard led South's first victory. Anderson fought for Union.
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Battle of Vicksburg
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most famous battle Grant captured.
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Battle of Chancellorsville
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South's costliest victory. "Fighting Joe" Hooker (Union).
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Battle of Fredericksburg
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Burnside (Union). 10,000 casualities.
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Battle of Gettysburg
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1863. Most decisive battle of the war.
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Battle of Antietam
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bloodiest single day of the Civil War.
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Battle of the Ironclads
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Merrimac vs. Virginia/Monitor.
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Battle of Bull Run (1st round)
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McDowell (Union) vs. Junction (Confederate).
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Jefferson Davis
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Confederate President.
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Abraham Lincoln.
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Union President.
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Robert E. Lee
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greatest military strategist.
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General Grant
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Union General.
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Stonewell Jackson
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Confederate General with Christian influence.
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George McClellan
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Union General.
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David Farragut
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Confederate Admiral.
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Jeb Stuart
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Confederate General.
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George Meade
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forced Lee at Gettysburg out Union General.
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William Sherman
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in charge of Union forces. Marched on Atlanta.
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Clara Barton
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founded the American Red Cross.
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John Wilkes Booth
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killed Lincoln.
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Booker T. Washington
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Black activist; professor.
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Andrew Johnson
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worst President after Lincoln. First President to be trial to be impeached.
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Years of the Civil War
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1861-8165
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Moral reason for Civil War. Political reason for Civil War.
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Moral: slavery. Political: preserve Union.
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Advantages of the Union
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abundant resources, more people.
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Advantages of the Confederacy
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knowledge of ourdoors, valuable military.
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Union States
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Oregon, California, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine.
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Confederate States
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Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, S. Carolina, N. Carolina, Virginia.
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Border States
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Missouri, Kentucky, W. Virginia, Maryland, Deleware.
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elected in 1860
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Lincoln
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elected in 1864
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Lincoln
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elected in 1868
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Grant
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elected in 1872
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Grant
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elected in 1876
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Hayes
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