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Civil War
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5th Grade
08/23/2015

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state's rights
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the belief that states, not the federal government, should have the power and authority to make decisions according to what is best for them
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe which showed the evils of slavery
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John Brown
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This man is an abolitionist who led 21 men to attack a nearby military arsenal. His plan was to arm slaves and get them to revolt. He an his men were captured and killed.
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Harper's Ferry
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The place John Brown planned to attack.
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abolitionist
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a person who is against slavery is called this
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fugitive
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a person who has escaped and is running from authorities
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secession
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this term refers to one part breaking away from a larger group
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slave state
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the term used to describe states that allowed slavery
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free state
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the term used to refer to states that outlawed slavery
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union
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the north was referred to by this term during the civil war
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popular sovereignty
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the idea that the authority of the government is sustained by its people
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slavery
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the act of owning another person and forcing labor upon them
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tariff
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another name for taxes that are placed on people or groups
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sectionalism
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the belief that certain sections should have the ability to make decisions about what is best for them
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Attack on Fort Sumter
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the place where the first shots of the Civil War were fired (Confederate troops fired upon Union troops that were stationed here)
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Battle of Gettysburg
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The turning point in the Civil War (The place where Abraham Lincoln delivered a famous speech).
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Atlanta Campaign
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Sherman's March to the Sea
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Sherman's implementation of Total War.....he marched with his troops in a path that was 60 miles wide, and they destroyed everything in their path. The goal was to inflict complete devastation on the south.
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Appomattox Courthouse
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the place where the Civil War ended with General R.E. Lee's surrender to General U.S. Grant.
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Confederacy
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the name given to the South during the Civil War
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surrender
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to give up; to stop fighting; to cease a war
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Abraham Lincoln
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the 16th president of the United States; his election was one of the causes of the south's secession from the union; he delivered a famous speech after a Civil War battle
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Robert E. Lee
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The commander and general of all of the confederate armies who was known for his intelligence and strategies.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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The commander and general of all the union troops during the Civil War.
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Jefferson Davis
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The president of the confederate states.
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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a famous confederate general who held off union troops during a battle in the Civil War
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Emancipation Proclomation
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an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that changed the status of slave states to free states during the Civil War
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