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| Abolitionist-began bloodshed in Kansas; wanted to free slaves by military force; organized raid of Harper's Ferry, Virginia for the guns/ammo;he was hanged for this |
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1858
Lincoln/Douglas Debates |
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| Senator debate in Illinois; it became about slavery or abolition of slavery; Lincoln wanted them free/Douglas did not |
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| Was the Civil War fought over slavery? |
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| It was fought over freedom which included slavery; also Industry in the north and farming in the south; South had more push than North, but north pushed back |
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| most people lived in cities and worked in factories and did not own much land |
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| most people lived on farms, owned a lot of land and had money |
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| Why didn't the north just let the south go? |
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| They didn't want to split up the United States; preserve freedom and democracy |
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| they didn't have much training; most soldiers were farmers and factory workers |
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| 5 facts about a soldiers' life |
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| slept on the ground; ate beans, bacon, and hard tack;medical care was bad, used whiskey to knock them out; played games to pass the time |
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| some enlisted as boys; the women cooked and did laundry |
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| African Americans in the war |
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| they formed regimens and fought on the union side; others were servants |
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1863
Emancipation Proclamation |
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"...1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State... shall be (now) and forever free; and the executive
government of the United States, including the military and naval
authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such
persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any
of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom. |
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| speech Lincoln delivered to honor the men that died during the battle at Gettysburg |
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| Terms of the Surrender of the South |
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| Soldiers could go home without being jailed if they promised not to fight anymore; officers could keep their blades and animals to use at home |
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| Confederate General during the Civil War |
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| Union General during the Civil War |
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1865
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln |
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| Shot in the Ford Theatre by John Wilkes Booth |
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| Why did Lincoln's death hurt the south? |
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| Reconstruction was harder for them without Lincoln to help |
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| assassinated Abraham Lincoln |
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| Who were the power struggles between during the Reconstruction? |
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| republicans and democrats |
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| questions of Reconstruction |
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| how will government work and what to do with the freed slaves |
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| What was President Johnson first at? |
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| What does "impeachment" mean? |
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| removing a president from office |
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| What was President Johnson accused of? |
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| violating the Tenure of Office Act (he replaced the secretary of war without congress approval) |
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