The Civil War Flashcards

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First Battle of Bull Run (1861)

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Early Civil War engagement ending in defeat for the Union army; this battle convinced many in the North that victory over the Confederacy would not be as easy as they had first thought it would be

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Emancipation Proclamation

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January 1, 1863, proclamation that freed slaves in Southern territories controlled by the Union Army (not border states)

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Battle of Gettysburg (1863)

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Bloodiest overall battle of the Civil War; many historians claim that the Southern defeat in this battle was the beginning of the end for the Confederacy

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Appomattox

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Virginia courthouse where General Robert E. Lee surrendered Confederate forces on April 9, 1865

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Battle at Antietam

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A bottle with Confederate battle plans is discovered by Union Troops, who then meet Confederate troops for the bloodiest day of fighting on September 17, 1862

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Battle of Vicksburg

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Battle that finishes Civil War in the West and gives the Union full control of the Mississippi River. This battle was also considered a turning point of the Civil War

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Military Draft

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  • 1863: the 2 year deals expire and soldiers aren’t signing up for the war
  • People are then automatically signed up unless they could pay their way out.
  • The lower class doesn’t care about the freedom of slaves - They riot and lynch many African Americans
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Total War

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Military strategy that Sherman takes place in, burning and destroying everything in his path in his “March to the Sea”

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13th Amendment

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Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the US, including the border states

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Legal Tender Act

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Created a national paper currency (the “greenback”) in February 1862

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Morrill Tariff Act

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An act that raised tariffs to more than double their prewar rate

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Homestead Act

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Law passed by Congress in MAy 1862 providing homesteads with 160 acres of land in exchange for improving the land within five years of the grant

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Morrill Land Grant Act

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Law passed by Congress in July 1862 granting

public lands to the states for the establishment of agricultural and mechanical colleges

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Peninsular Campaign

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Union offensive led by McClellan with the objective of recapturing Richmond

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Copperheads

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A term Republicans applied to Northern war dissenters and those suspected of aiding the Confederate cause during the Civil War

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