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Military rule is called what?
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Republicans who called for strict readmission standards for southern states after the Civil War
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Document issued by Lincoln that freed the slaves in the Confederate states
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| Confederate sympathizer who assassinated President Lincoln at Ford's Theater |
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A series of laws passed in the South restricting the rights of blacks after the Civil War
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A downturn in the economy characterized by high unemployment
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| The Union and the Confederates fought this battle 30 miles south of Washington,DC. It was a humiliating defeat for the North and almost led to a Confederate invasion of Washington, DC. Ch. 6 |
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First Battle of Bull Run
July 21, 1861 |
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This battle in Tennessee was the bloodiest of the Civil War. Total casualties for both sides were over 20,000, and ended without any clear winner.
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The bloodiest one day battle in the history of the United States. After this Union victory, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Antietam
September 17, 1862 |
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During which battle did the Mississippi River come under the control of the Union?
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Vicksburg
May 15-July 4, 1863 |
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Considered the turning point of the Civil War because the Confederacy no longer had the ability to launch an offensive into Union territory.
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Confederate forces fled Tennessee after this battle, placing the entire state the hands of the Union and cutting off important railway supplies to Atlanta, GA.
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Chattanooga (Lookout Mountain)
November 23-25, 1863 |
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During this battle against Confederate General Johnston, the Union soldiers under General Sherman sufferd heavy losses and failed to take this mountain in Georgia.
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Kennesaw Mountain
June 27, 1864 |
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After several months of fighting, using four armored warships and fourteen wooden vessels, Union troops occupied this city, cutting off an important Conferderate supply port.
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General Sherman burned this southern city to the ground, destroying the ability of the Confederacy to supply the war effort.
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| For this infamous march, 60,000 hand-picked soldiers destroyed everything in a 60 mile-wide path from Chattanooga, TN, through Atlanta, to Savannah, GA, then north to the Carolinas. Ch. 6 |
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Sherman's March
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Courthouse in Virginia where General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
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