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american history

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What years were the civil war? 1861-1865
Why was there debate over state's rights? opposing views on slavery
Who won the battle of Vicksburg? Union
What was the turning point in the war? Battle of gettysburg. (Pennsylvania)
What is an abolitionist? People who wanted to abolish slavery ex. - Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Harriet Beecher Stow
13th amendment Abolished slavery
14th amendment Gave Civil Rights, citizenship
15th amendment Voting rights
Robert E. Lee Commanded in the Mexican war, Commanding general of the Confederate army, Surrendered to U.S.Grant at Appomatox Courthouse, Virginia
Ulysses S. Grant Commanding general of the Union Army, eighteenth president of the U.S.
Abraham Lincoln 16th president of the U.S., President of the U.S. during ths Civil War
Jefferson Davis President of the confederate states of America
Why did Lincoln give his famous Gettysburg Address? To commemorate the union soldiers that had won
Who wanted to uphold the federal gov.? Lincoln and Andrew Jackson
What allowed for runaway slaves to be captured and returned to the South and slavery? Fugitive Slave Act
Uncle Toms Cabin Book Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about slavery
North had..? factories, much railroads, roads, seaports, small Navy
South had..? agriculture, few railroads, roads and seaports large navy
Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court said Once a slave, always a slave. It allowed? slavery into new territories - made the north mad
North? factories
South? agriculture (farming)
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