Civil War Terms Flashcards
(10 cards)
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Abolitionists
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Against slavery, wanted to set slaves free.
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Abraham Lincoln
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16th president of the United States, during the civil war.
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Emancipation proclamation
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Let the slaves on the confederate side to be free
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Confederate states of America
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The name of the rebellious states if they would have become a country.
- South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee.
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Confederate
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Rebel
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Union (civil war)
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Wanted to keep the country together.
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Secede
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Break away
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Compromise
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Agree on a solution where both sides bend a little bit.
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Emancipation
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Being set free from legal/political restrictions, liberation.
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Popular sovereignty
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Government led by the people, elected representatives.
