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fifth test Flashcards

1
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what is manifest destiney

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a belief that the US owed all land from the Atlantic to the pacific

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what happened to henry hirz

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he was arrested then executed for war crimes (hung him) because he treated the prisoners so poorly

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3
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where was the slave trade prohibited

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washington dc

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4
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what was the constitutional union party’s purpose

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get acceptance of the compromise of 1850

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5
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what was the name of the prision in ga

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andersonville

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6
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what does previous condition of servitude mean

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slavery

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7
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what does proclamation mean

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in order

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8
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who was the first impeached president

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andrew johnson

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9
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what is abolition

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the belief that ending slavery was the right thing to do

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10
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what does the antebellum period mean

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before the war

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11
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what was lincolns view on slavery

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wanted to halt the expansion of slavery (no new slave states)

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what was the first state to leave the union

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south carolina

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13
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why was the south angry about the creation of california

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there were now more free states than slave states

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14
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who did the fifteen amendment exclude

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women

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15
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What did the compromise line state

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any state created under missouri would be slave and above would be free

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16
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who assassinated Lincoln

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john wilkes booth

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17
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what happened at andersonville

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13,000 men died because of the poor treatment they recieved

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18
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what was the anaconda plan

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union’s stratedy- put boats around the southern coast to prevent trade and to attack from two sides to split up the southern army

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19
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what were the confederacy’s strengths

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better generals at the start of the war, fighting a defensive war (they werent the ones invading)

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20
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what amendment delt with the south claiming slaves were their state right

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10th amendment

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21
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what actually ended slavery

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13th amendment

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22
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what was the 2nd deadliest battle in the civil war

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chickamauga

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23
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what is states rights

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belief that states interest should take precedence over the interests of national gov

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24
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after burning down atlanta what did sherman decide to do

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“march to savannah” where he destroyed everything in sight on the way to capture savannah

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25
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when did most of the fighting happen in GA

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1863

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26
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what is secession

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states leaving the union and become independent

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27
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what were the strengths of the Union (US)

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more people, money, factories, railroads, larger navy

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28
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what was important about atlanta

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it was a valuable railroad and supply hub (cotton and corn) for the confederacy

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29
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where is andersonville located in present day

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sumter county

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30
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what was ruled in the dred scott v sandford case

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dred scott was not allowed his freedom and slavery was now legal everywhere

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31
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what is a platform

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your beliefs or goals

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32
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why was chickamauga important to the north and south

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it was near a major railroad center in chatanooga, tennesse

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33
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what were the benefits for the south by the compromise of 1850

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there were no restrictions on slavery in utah or new mexico, residents of sictrict of columbia kept their slaves, fugitive slave law

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34
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who wrote uncle toms cabin

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harriet beecher stowe

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35
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how were the border states different from the other states

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originally slave states that didnt secede

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36
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who were the key leaders of the confederacy

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president jerrserson davis, vice president alexander stephens, genera robert lee

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37
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what was the union strategy to win the civil war called

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anaconda plan

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38
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what was california declared as (slave/free)

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free

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39
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what was important about the border states to the union

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maryland gave them access to washington dc and the states were right next to the southern states

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40
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what mistake did the confederate general make after the battle of chickamauga

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the south tried to take back chattanooga, tennesse but failed and then allowed them to move into atlanta

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41
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why was dred scott in court

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he sued for his freedom since he had lived in a free state

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42
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what does the civil war being industrialized mean?

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there were factories,

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43
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what was the fourteenth amendment

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anyone born in the US is a citizen and are guaranteed the same rights in the constitution

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44
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what was the strategy william t sherman used to try and capture ga

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total war or scorched earth

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45
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what was the republican beliefs/goals founded on

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abolition

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46
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who threated the union with secession if the compromise of 1850 was passed

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southern states

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47
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when was the civil war

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1861-1865

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48
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which confederate official was from ga

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alexander stephens

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49
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why were the northern states opinion on slavery very different from the views of people in the south

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they had cities, a large population, and factories instead of small populations and agriculture/ plantation farming

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50
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Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe

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wrote uncle toms cabin and was motivated to end slavery

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51
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do states have the power to nullify a federal law

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absolutely not

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52
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why did lincoln issue the battle of emancipation

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he wanted to make the battle of antietam count for something

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53
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who was dred scott

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slave

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54
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who is william t sherman

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union general given orders to capture ga

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55
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who convinced the states to support the compromise of 1850

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alexander stephens

56
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when did lincoln issue the emancipation proclamation

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jan 1863

57
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what was the policy when creating slave states that was followed to try and avoid fighting over slavery

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always create states in pairs, one free and one slave

58
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what was the deadliest battle in the civil war

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gettysburg

59
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who were the union leaders

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president lincoln, general Ulysses Grant, and general william sherman

60
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whatd the emancipation proclamation do and not do

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freed some slaves, allowed black ppl to join union army, and didnt end slavery

61
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what was created during the compromise of 1850

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fugitive slave law

62
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what laws did the south try to nullify

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tariffs placed by andrew johnson and slavery

63
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why didnt sherman burn savannah

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to preserve the cotton

64
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what are state rights

A

belief that states had the right to make their own laws

65
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why was william t sherman so mean to the south

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he wanted to make them so miserable that they’d surrender

66
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what was the confederacy’s strategy

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avoid major battles to prevent heavy losses, make the union tired of fighting, keep war going as long as they can

67
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who was harriet tubman

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leader of the underground railroad, rescued 70 people from plantations

68
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how long did the ga platform prevent the civil war

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11 years

69
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why was Ga nervous about the compromise of 1850

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if passed, free states would have the ability to outlaw slavery

70
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why was the battle of chickamauga important

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it was a confederate victory and kept union out of atlanta for some time

71
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what does “a house divided against itself cannot stand” mean and who said it

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abraham lincoln- he meant the south n north were stronger together

72
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what did the south grow

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tobacco rice cotton

73
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what president told southern states nullification was permitted

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john c calhoun

74
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after what battle did lincoln issue the emancipation proclamation

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battle of antietam

75
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what does nullification mean

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cancel/invalid

76
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what was the minie ball

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bullet made of lead

77
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what does ‘the missouri compromise is unconstitutional’ mean

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slavery is legal everywhere

78
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what was the fugitive slave law

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escaped slaves could be arrested and returned to their owner

79
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who met with lincon in the white house to discuss ending slavery

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fredrick douglass

80
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whatd the south mean when they said they had state rights

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claimed slavery was their state right

81
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who did the emancipation proclamation apply to and not apply to

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the confederate states who werent listening, didnt apply to boarder states

82
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what is sectionalism

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loyalty to a region or town rather than an entire country

83
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what are blockade runners

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private ships that slipped around the blockade and sped in and out of blocked ports

84
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who was more defensive the confederacy or union

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confederacy

85
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what was the great deabte

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debate on if california should be a free or slave state

86
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which side of the civil war was industrialized

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north/union

87
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when was abraham lincoln elected as president

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1860

88
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was the anaconda plan successful

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yes very

89
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where was alexander stephens from

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georgia

90
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how many casualties did the civil war have

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600,000 americans

91
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what was medicine like during the civil war (1800s)

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not advanced, amputations were common

92
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whats the fifteenth amendment do

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everyone can vote (race, color, or if you were a slave)

93
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who was commander at andersonvillie

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henry hirz

94
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who took over as president after lincoln was shot; why was this bad

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vice president andrew johnson; he was from tennesse and didnt enfoce the law during the worcester case

95
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how was slavery viewed in the north

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slavery=bad

96
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was battle was known as the bloodiest single day of the war

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battle of antietam

97
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why were gatlin guns dangerous

A

they could explode

98
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how did tariffs affect the south

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made their economy worse because they didnt have factories and relied on imports

99
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what new weapons were made in the civil war

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minie ball, revolvers, gatlin guns, landmines

100
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what was the 1st industrial war

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civil war

101
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another name for the compromise line

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36/30 parallel

102
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what was the issue that was beginning to divide the northern and southern states

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slavery

103
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what two states were created by the Missouri Compromise

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Missouri- slave
Maine- free

104
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who made the Ga Platform

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Alexander Stephens

105
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why did the south threaten to secede because of the tarrifs

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they were worried other countries would put tariffs on their cotton

106
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what was uncle toms cabin

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an anti slavery novel that represented the harsh life of a slave (fictional but based on truth)

107
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what does emancipation mean

A

free

108
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when was the civil war

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1861-1865

109
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what state was created in compromise of 1850

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california

110
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what were some of the things prisoners went through at andersonville

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starved, had to stay outside in cold/heat, used to same water to drink, bathe, poop (lots of disease)

111
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howd the southern states react to lincoln winning the election

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7 southern states seceded before he took office

112
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what did sherman do to the city of atlanta

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burned it down

113
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what was significant about revolvers

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they were the first gun to have multiple bullets

114
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what was the ga platform

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stated Ga would allow the compromise of 1850 as long as the fugitive slave law was enforced

115
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where was lincoln shot

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forts theatre

116
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who is Frederick Douglass

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escaped slave who taught himself to read and write and fought against slavery

117
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how did the creation of new states lead to increased fighting between states over the issue of slavery

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there were now free and slave states and both are worried the opposing side will outnumber them and either vote to end slavery or add slavery where they are

118
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what was the goal of the union in the civil war

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to bring the south back into the union

119
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what were the benefits for the north by the compromise of 1850

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cali was a free state, slave trading was ended in district of columbia, texas gave up adding new mexico which took away that land from slaves

120
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what was the primary issue between the two sides during the civil war

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slavery

121
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how were courts unfair during the fugitive slave law

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they got more money to declare people guilt so they did that even if they werent guilty

122
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what is the time period called in the south that led up to the civil war

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antebellum

123
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who ran an abolitionist newspaper called “the north star”

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Fredrick Douglass

124
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who was given orders to capture ga

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william t sherman

125
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how did the confederacy try to get around the union blockade

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they made blockade runners

126
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what was lincolns views on the south trying to secede

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they had no right because the union created the states and was older than the states

127
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what party was abraham lincoln involved in

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republican party

128
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what is nullification

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a belief that a state could cancel/nullify a federal law

129
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what was another name for the “district of columbia”

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washington d.c.

130
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what was the confederate capital

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richmond, virginia

131
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what was the atlanta campaign

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a series of battles in Georgia that including the capturing of atlanta and savannah

132
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whyd the south feel threatened by abolitionists

A

it threatened their economic system

133
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what was the kansas nebraska act

A

it allowed popular sovereignty to decide slavery

134
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what does popular sovereignty mean

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government based on consent of the people

135
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whatd the belief in states rights try to justify

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secession

136
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what resources did the union have ?

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coal, copper, iron (more natural resources)

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