Chapter 11 Flashcards
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Captured War supplies; the Union used this term to describe captured slaves
Contraband
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Drafting of citizens into military service
Conscription
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Protects a person from being held in jail without being charged with a crime - suspended by Lincoln during the war.
Habeas Corpus
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Drastic increase in prices
inflation
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Military tactic in which an army surround, bombards, and cuts off all supplies to an enemy position to force its surrender
Siege
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Amendment to the Constitution that outlawed slavery
13th Amendment
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Military tactic which involves striking civilian targets as well as military targets
Total War
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Act that made Western land available at very low cost to those who would farm it
Homestead Act
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Tax bases on an individual’s earnings
Income Tax
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The basic equipment and structures that is needed for a region to function properly - things like roads, railroads and water supplies
Infrastructure
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Antietam is consisted to be one of the most important battles for African American because ____
It allowed Lincoln to issue the emancipation proclamation
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Who was named overall commander of Union forces in 1864 due to poor Union leadership?
Ulysses S. Grant.
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In his “March to the Sea” General Sherman destroyed everything in his path from ____
Atlanta to Savannah
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There were three primary reasons for Lee to invade the North, which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?
Gather shoes from Gettysburg
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One of the primary targets of the Union was the Confederate capital of ____
Richmond, Virginia
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Who did the Emancipation Proclamation actually free
Only slaves uder the control of the Confederacy
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What was the number one killer of all soldiers during the Civil War?
Disease
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Which of the following is not a reason why the North won the civil war?
The North had better military commander and tradition
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What is the military tactic originally used by the Confederate, but adopted by the Union in which you wear down the enemy by inflicting continuous losses?
War of Attrition
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The Union victory at Vicksburg was important because _____
It cut the Confederacy in two
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Which battle is widely considered the turning point of the war?
Gettysburg
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Who was the assassin that killed President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
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Which battle is considered to be a foreshadowing of modern warfare, World War I in particular
Petersburg
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Where did Lee formerly surrender to Grant
Appomattox Courthouse
