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An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions in rebellion against the Union. Emancipation Proclaimation
One of the first African-American regiments organized to fight for the Union in the Civil War. 54th Massachusetts Regiment
Abraham Lincoln’s main political opponents; they favored peace with the South. Copperheads
A law that required men to serve in the military or be drafted. Conscription
Cash payments Bounties
A tax on earnings Income tax
Paper currency issued by the federal government during the Civil War. Greenbacks
An 1863 battle in the Civil War in which the Union defeated the Confederacy, ending hopes for a Confederate victory in the North. Battle of Gettysburg
General George Pickett led a direct attack on Union troops during the 1863 Civil War battle at Gettysburg; the attack failed. Pickett's Charge
An 1863 Union victory in the Civil War that enabled the Union to control the entire Mississippi River. Siege of Vicksburg
He set out on a march to the sea, cutting a path of destruction up to 60 miles wide and 300 miles long through Georgia. He even helped Linclon get re-elected. William Tecumseh Sherman
The Virginia town where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, ending the Civil War. Appomattox Court House
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1865, banning slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States. 13th Admendment
This man crept into the balcony where the president sat and shot Lincoln in the back of the head. John Wilkes Booth
The speach Lincoln made after the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg Address
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