Civil War Vocab

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The act of being set free from something

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Emancipation

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Someone who joins the army willingly

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Volunteer

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Large farms for crops

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Plantation

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Group of southern states that seceded

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Confederacy

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Soldiers on horse

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Cavalry

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A small fleet of ships

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Flotilla

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Collection of weapons

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Arsenal

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Break away from a group

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Secede

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Fought for voting rights for all people

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Suffragists

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Those who wanted to end slavery

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Abolitionists