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| Do both sides impose a draft? |
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| Both Union and Confederate govts impose drafts. |
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| northerners, critical of Lincoln conscription |
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| What was the Homestead Act? |
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(1862)
-Provides 160 acres of free land in west
-Once settled and improved for five years, acquire the land free and clear
-Inducement to immigration |
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Goal: promote higher education
-Promise 30,000 acres of land per congressional delegate
-Sell land and use proceeds to establish colleges in engineering, agriculture, and mining.
-More than 70 colleges formed
-Shift from classical education to applied sciences. |
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| When did the civil war end? |
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| What did the end of the civil war do? |
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1) Saves the Union
2) Destroys slavery |
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