Ch. 20 Vocab Review

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Five slave states that stayed in the Union during the Civil War: Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia. Lincoln claimed the war was to protect the Union, not to end slavery.

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Border States

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Petition for law enforcement to present individuals in court to check arrest legality. Protects against arbitrary state action. Suspended by Lincoln during the Civil War.

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Writ of Habeus Corpus

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Network of member banks that issued currency against government bonds during the Civil War to stabilize national currency and promote war bond sales.

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National Banking System

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Federal law granting 160 acres for $30 to settlers who improved the land for 5 years, aiding westward expansion but often leading to disappointment due to poor land quality.

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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 after Union forces tried to provision the fort.

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Fort Sumter

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Mountainous region that separated from Virginia in 1861 after it seceded. Most residents were independent farmers and miners opposing the Confederacy.

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West Virginia

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Uprising of working-class Irish-Americans protesting the draft, angered by the wealthy hiring substitutes or buying exemptions.

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New York Draft Riots

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Founded with Elizabeth Blackwell's help, this agency trained nurses and supplied hospitals for the Union Army.

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U.S. Sanitary Commission

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Paper currency issued by the Union Treasury during the Civil War, inadequately backed by gold, fluctuating in value, reaching a low of 39 cents on the dollar.

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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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Alabama