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Chapter 11- Civil War Flashcards

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12th president 1849-1850

Dies form cholera morbus caused by cherries and milk

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Zachary Taylor

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Compromise of 1850

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Admit California as a free state (31) and enforce the Fugitive Slave Law

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Fugitive Slave Law

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Required northern states to return runaway slaves to the south

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Millard Fillmore

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13th president, most forgettable, believed in slavery

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What percent of the economy was based on southern cotton?

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60%

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14th president, son dies in a train accident three weeks before inauguration, 3rd child lost, effects his presidency

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Franklin pierce

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What act did Franklin pierce sign?

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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What was popular sovereignty?

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Idea that people living in a state or territory should decided for themselves whether or not to allow slavery

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Free over 300 slaves in 19 trips during the 1850s

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Harriet’s Tubman

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Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Conductor of the underground rail road

Moses of her people

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Harriet Tubman

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Missourians who traveled in armed groups to cast proslavery ballots

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Border Ruffians

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John Brown

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Killed 5 pro slavery settlers in Pottawatomie, Kansas
Hacked them with sabers with his four sons
Believe he was doing Gods will

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Bleeding Kansas

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Hundreds of people killed over the issue

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Who did Preston brooks beat with a cane?

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Charles summer

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15th president, never married, only bachelor president, rates near the bottom for presidents

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James Buchanan

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What happens during James buchanan term?

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7 southern states leave in February 1861

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What was the Dred Scott Case?

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1857- slave says he should be free since he lived in the north, goes to trail
Ruling: slave is not a citizen and cannot sue in the courts, the Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional

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What was the main issue discussed in the Lincoln Douglass debates?

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The issue of slavery

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What was Harper’s ferry?

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A plan to help free salves and lead a slave rebellion led by John brown. It fails but is considered the meteor to the civil war

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16th president, ranked as the first president, “a house divided against itself cannot stand” wanted to save the union

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Abraham Lincoln

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What was the Dred Scott Case?

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1857- slave says he should be free since he lived in the north, goes to trail
Ruling: slave is not a citizen and cannot sue in the courts, the Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional

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What was the main issue discussed in the Lincoln Douglass debates?

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The issue of slavery

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What was Harper’s ferry?

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A plan to help free salves and lead a slave rebellion led by John brown. It fails but is considered the meteor to the civil war

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16th president, ranked as the first president, “a house divided against itself cannot stand” wanted to save the union

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Abraham Lincoln

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The first and only president of the confederacy?

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Jefferson Davis

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What was the issue the civil war was fought over in the beginning?

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State rights

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What issue was the war later fought over?

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Slavery

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Where the first shots fired?

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South Carolina

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Who was the union commander during fort Sumter?

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Robert Anderson

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Confederate commander during fort Sumter?

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Pierre Beauregard

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How long did they think the war would last?

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90 days

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What was the confederate Capitol?

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Richmond Virginia

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How many miles away was Richmond Virginia from D.C.

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60 miles

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What were the 11 confederate states?

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Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas

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What weapons were used in the war?

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Rifled musket, hot air balloons, land mines, hand grenades

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Names for the north

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Yankee, blue, union, bill yank

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Names for the south

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Rebel, grey, Johnny reb, CSA

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Who was Robert E.Lee?

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One of the greatest general ever fought for the south, asked by Lincoln to command Union and declines
“I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my children”

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When was the battle of bull run?

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July 21,1861

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What was bull run known by to the southerners?

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Manassas

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Who won the battle of bull run?

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South (1st major battle)

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Wilbur McLeans house….

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War started in his front yard and ended in his front parlor

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Who was Lee’s right hand man (nickname stonewall)?

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Thomas Jackson

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Known as the anaconda plan

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Union strategy (strangle the south)

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Battle of Old Iron Clads

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South boat- Merrimac
Union boat- monitor
Merrimac draws off

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3 battles, bloodiest day of the war

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Battle of Antietam

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What was the the emancipation proclamation?

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Jan 1, 1863- Lincoln declares freedom of the slaves in the states which seceded from the union
War turns to slavery

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Men between the ages of 20-45 were liable for military service

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The 1st conscription act

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How could service in the military be avoided?

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By paying a fee (300-500) or finding a substitute

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What was the battle of Vicksburg?

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Ulysses S. Grant and the union surrounded Vicksburg, causing civilians to move to cave dwelling around the Mississippi.
The confederates surrender on July 4,1863
MAJOR VICTORY IN THE SOUTH FOR THE NORTH

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When was the battle of Gettysburg?

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July 1-3,1863

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What happened in the first day of Gettysburg?

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Union sets up on Seminary Ridge HIGH GROUND IS VERY IMPORTANT

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Who lead a bayonet charge down little round top and defeated the confederates?

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Lawrence chamberlain Union Col of the 20th Maine

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What happened on July third?

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Pickets charge

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What was the turning point of the war?

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Gettysburg, 53,000 killed in battle

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Who was the only civilian killed in Gettysburg?

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Jennie wade (killed by a stray bullet)

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What was the purpose of the Gettysburg address?

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Opening of a cemetery

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How long did Abraham Lincoln speak for at the Gettysburg Address?

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2 1/2 minutes

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Who was the commanding general of the Union?

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Ulysses S. Grants nicknames

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Useless Grant

The butcher

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54th Regiment Massachusetts

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One of the most famous Black Regiments, attack fortification in South Carolina but pushed back with heavy losses
Bravery won respect

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Sherman’s March to sea

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1864- William Tecumseh Sherman and 60,000 Union troops beside Atlanta and burn it. Destroys a 60 mile wide path to the sea and north to the Carolinas

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What virtually ended the civil war?

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Surrender at Appomattox court house, April 9,1865

Union wins

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Angel of the battle field

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Clara Barton

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Who helped organized the Red Cross?

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Clara Barton

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Worst southern prison camp, became the fifth largest town in the confederacy

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Andersonville

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How many Americans died in the civil war?

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Around 600,000

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Quote from Abraham Lincoln about pardoning the south

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I shall treat them as if they have never been away

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The 13th amendment

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Outlawed slavery

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What was Freedmans Bureau

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Government relief for both blacks and whites who had lost everything in the war. Supplied food, medical care and education

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What was the Freedmans Bureaus greatest success?

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Education

73
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The 10% plan

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When ten percent of voters took an oath of loyalty to the union, the state was allowed to form a new government
Banned slavery

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When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?

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Good Friday- April 14,1865

75
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What play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated?

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Our American cousin

76
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Who assassinated Lincoln?

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John Wilkes booth

77
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Where was Abraham Lincoln taken to after he was shot?

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Peterson house across the street

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What is sic semeper tyrannis?

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Thus always to tyrants

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17th president

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Andrew Johnson

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Only former president to serve as a senator

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Andrew Johnson

81
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Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?

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For removing a public official without the consent of congress

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First president impeached

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Andrew Johnson

83
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What were black codes?

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Laws that restricted black civil rights
Literacy tests
Poll tax
Grandfather clause

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A landowner rented land to a farmer along with a crude shack, some tools, and perhaps a mule. Farmer paid rent by giving 1/2-2/3 of a crop

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Share cropping

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14th amendment

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1868- gave black Americans equal rights and protection

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Divided the south into 5 military districts with generals governing each district

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Reconstruction act of 1867

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Goal was to restore democratic control in the south

Flogged, lynched, and terrorized black and white republicans into the south

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Ku klux klan

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18th president

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Ulysses S. Grant

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What tainted Ulysses S. Grants presidency?

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Corrupt cabinet members

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15th amendment

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1870- prohibited the states from denying any person the right to vote because of race, color, or previous servitude

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February 1861

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7 southern states succeed from the union

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July 4 1863

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Battle of Vicksburg ends

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April 12, 1861

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Civil war begins a fort Sumter

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