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1
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slavery

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the ownership of a person as property

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enslaved person

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to force a person to work for no pay, to obey commands, and to lose his or her freedom

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3
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free state

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a state in which slavery was illegal before the civil war

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4
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slave state

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a state in which slavery was legal before the civil war

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5
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insurrection

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a violent uprising against a government

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6
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secession

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the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body

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underground railroad

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the resistance to enslavement through escape through the end of the Civil War

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8
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emancipation proclamation

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the first legal document to abolish slavery

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cultural universals

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an element, pattern, trait, or institution that is common to human cultures worldwide.

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reconstruction

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the reconstruction after the civil war was to reorganize the southern states and making blacks and whites be together in a nonslave society

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13th amendment

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abolish slavery in the US

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12
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14th amendment

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granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States

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13
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15th amendment

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grated all men the right to vote

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14
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due process

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fair treatment through the normal judicial system

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15
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transatlantic slave trade

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the purchase, transportation, and sale of enslaved people from Africa

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union

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the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War

17
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confederacy

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a collection of 11 states that seceded from the US following the election of Abraham Lincoln.

18
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civil war

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a war between citizens of the same country

19
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harriet beecher stowe

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Harriet Beecher Stowe was an author who used her fame to petition for ending slaveryshe also wrote best selling book “uncle toms cabin”

20
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harriet tubman

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Born a slave in MD she escaped slavery & helped 300 others escape through the Underground Railroad

21
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Fredrick douglas

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He was born a slave in MD
He escaped slavery by dressing as a sailor and achieved a multitude of different jobs in his life

22
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abraham lincoln

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He was the 16th President of the United States, Preserved the Union during the civil war, He wrote the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves

23
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angelina grimke

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she was born on a slave plantation where her family owned many slaves. She wrote a letter about her anti slavery beliefs to William Lloyd garrison who put the letter in the liberator

24
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william lloyd garrison

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american abolitionist/ journalist who founded the liberator and posted articles up until the abolition of slavery

25
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understand that the…

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south seceded from the north

26
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how did slavery play a part in he civil war

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because slaves were used to aid the war effort

27
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how did abraham lincoln play a part in the civil war

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he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization

28
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how did Differences in the North’s and the South’s economies
play a part in the civil war

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because the north had the recourse to rebel against the south but the south didnt have near the amount of resources as the north

29
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battle of shiloh

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They wanted to capture an important Confederate east-west railway hub in northern Mississippi

30
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Battle of Antietam

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He waited too long to go to battle and thus gave the South more time to acquire materials, resources, and troops

31
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Battle of Gettysburg

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The Gettysburg Address commemorates the soldiers who died

32
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Battle of Vicksburg

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It split the South in half, thus making the Confederacy weaker.

33
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who won the battle of shiloh

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union

34
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who won the battle of Antietam

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union

35
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who won the battle of Gettysburg

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union

36
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who won the battle of vicksburg

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union

37
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how did the civil war end

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Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse

38
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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

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abolish slavery

39
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Understand the challenge of having to put together a nation after a civil war

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confronting Southerners during Reconstruction was to find a new system of labor to replace slavery.

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