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APUSH 15
Chapter 15 The Enduring Vision IDs
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11th Grade
01/06/2010

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Ulysses S. Grant
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U.S. president 1873-1877. Military hero of the Civil War, he led a corrupt administration, consisting of friends and relatives. Although Grant was personally a very honest and moral man, his administration was considered the most corrupt the U.S. had had at that time.
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Greenbacks
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Name given to paper money issued by the government during the Civil War, so called because the back side was printed with green ink. They were not redeemable for gold, but $300 million were issued anyway. In 1879 the federal government finally made greenbacks redeemable for gold.
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Border states
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States bordering the North: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri. They were slave states, but did not secede.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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September 22, 1862 - Lincoln freed all slaves in the states that had seceded, after the Northern victory at the Battle of Antietam. Lincoln had no power to enforce the law.
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New York Draft Riots
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The poor were drafted disproportionately, and in New York in 1863, they rioted, killing at least 73 people.
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Robert E. Lee
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US Army officer, among the most celebrated generals in history. Comanded Confederate Army in the Civil War.
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William T. Sherman
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Served as a general for the Union Army during the Civil War. Most recognized for his military strategy of total war against Confederate states. Shermans march to the sea.
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Anaconda Plan
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Name applied to the strategy plannedfor subduing the seceded states in the Civil War by blockading the southern ports.
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Battle of Antietam
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Single bloodiest day of the Civil War. Turning point of the war and a much-needed victory for Lincoln.
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Cotton Diplomacy
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The idea that Britain and France depended on Southern Cotton during the Civil War.
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Morrill Land Grant Act
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Donated public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and mechanics.
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Trent Affair
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A Union frigate stopped the Trent, a British steamer and abducted two Confederate ambassadors aboard it.
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Peninsula Campaign
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Major opperation launched in southeastern Virginia by Union forces. Intended to capture Richmond, the confederate capitol. However General Lee's forces arrived and defeated Union forces.
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George B. McClellan
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General-in-chief of the Union Army. Raised well trained forcess however his maticulate planning was not assertive enough for president lincoln, removing him from office.
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National Bank Act
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Federal Law establishing a system of national charters for banks, allowing federally approved private banks to issue "greenbacks" or National Bank Notes.
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