the north wins

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generous

lacking meanness or pettiness

Clara Barton

Nurse during the Civil War; started the American Red Cross

What challenges did the nation face after the war?

better government.

What was the difference between the E.P. and the Thirteenth Amendment?

both ended slavery

How did the victory at Vicksburg help to fulfill the Anaconda Plan?

by having the Mississippi.

Why was Gettysburg considered a turning point of the war?

It stopped a victory in the north

How did the 54th Massachusetts become famous?

It was the most famous regiment of blacks in the war.

abolitionist

Someone who called for the end of slavery

What years were the civil war fought?

1861-1865

How many soldiers were killed on each side?

620,000

Anaconda Plan

A plan that called for the control of the Mississippi River

What are some of the thing the Union used?

Aanconda plan, all battles in the north, better economy, urbun factories, 22,000,000 people

54th Massachusets regiment

African American unit in the Union Army, One of the most famous African American units in the Union Army

What new roles did women take on during the war?

All the mens' jobs

Why did Lincoln decide in favor of emancipation?

Because Lincoln saw the weakness by doing this

Why were Sherman's successes important for Lincoln?

Because it would end the war

Pickett's Charge

Confederate attack on the Union lines.

Robert E Lee

Confederate general

John Wilkes Booth

Confederate who murdered President Lincoln

13th amendment

Constitutional amendment that officially ended slavery

South things

Defeat the north, Battle of bull run, bad econimy, slavery, 9,000,000-3,000,000 slaves

Name two of the nation's worst prison camps.

Elamira and Andersonville

How did President Lincoln deal with war protests?

He arrested them.

Why were Grant's terms of surrender considered generous?

He let the troops get of easily

Emancipation Proclamation

Issued by abraham lincoln on september 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free

Appomattox Court House

Location of South's surrender

How did the war affect the Northern and Southern economies differently?

North - income tax, greenbacks, rising prices South - higher prices, less slaves

greenback

Paper currency issued during the Civil War

How did Southerners react to the E.M.?

Raged

How did Americans react to the E.P.?

Raged and happy

The capitpotial of the confedracy

Richmond, Virginia

What led to the New York City draft riots?

The draft laws

What discrimination did African-American soldiers face?

The worst jobs and worst weapons

Why did African Americans face great danger if captured?

They would be killed or put back into slavary

Ulysses S. Grant

Union General

Willinm Tecumseh Sherman

Union general who won significant victories

Battle of Gettysburg

Union victory that put North ahead in the war.

Siege of Vicksburg

Union victory that split the south in two

income tax

a tax on people's earnings

Why did Booth assassinate President Lincoln?

because he was for the south

Why were few slaves freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?

because there weren't people to enforce it

liberation

freedom from oppression or slavery

copperhead

northern democrat who advocated making peace with the Confederacy during the Civil War

bounty

payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

conscription

requiring people to enter military service

exposure

subjected to the elements such as weather

Gettysburg Address

the important wartime speech by President Lincoln

quarrel

to argue

transform

to change appearance

enforce

to compel obedience to

discourage

to deter from doing

expand

to enlarge or grow

sabotage

to secretly damage property

hesitate

to wait before acting


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