DCUSH Chap. 20 Vocab

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Five slave states that remained in the Union during the Civil War.

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Border States

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Petition for law enforcement to present individuals before court to examine arrest legality.

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Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Network of member banks issuing currency against government bonds, created during the Civil War.

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Nation Banking System

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Federal law granting 160 acres for $30 if improved by settlers.

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Homestead Act

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Location in South Carolina where Confederate forces fired the first shots of the Civil War in April 1861.

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Fort Sumter

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Mountainous region that broke away from Virginia in 1861 after it seceded from the Union.

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West Virginia

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Uprising of working-class Irish-Americans protesting the draft.

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New York Draft Riots

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Elizabeth Blackwell founded the agency that trained nurses and equipped hospitals for the Union Army.

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U.S Sanitary District

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Paper currency issued by the Union Treasury during the Civil War, inadequately backed by gold.

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Greenbacks

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British-built Confederate warship that raided Union shipping during the Civil War.

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The Alabama