7. Civil War vocab

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First shots of the Civil War were fired at:

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Fort Sumter

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Constitutional right to be taken before a judge; suspended by Lincoln for confederate sympathizers.

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Habeas Corpus

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Union general who captured Vicksburg and defeated Robert E. Lee.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Union general who captured & burned Atlanta, led the 'March to the Sea.'

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William Tecumseh Sherman

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Nation of southern states that seceded from the Union:

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Confederate States of America (Confederacy)

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President of the Confederacy:

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Jefferson Davis

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Confederate general who lost at Gettysburg and surrendered to Grant.

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Robert E. Lee

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Confederate general, hero of Bull Run, killed in battle.

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"Stonewall" Jackson

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Bloodiest single day in US history, no clear winner.

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Antietam

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Freed slaves in Confederate states:

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Emancipation Proclamation