Revolution and Civil War

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A war that takes place after the Industrial Revolution and features new technologies and weaponry that redefine warfare

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Modern Warfare

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When a state formally breaks away and declares independence from a national government.

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Secession

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A strong attachment and loyalty to a person's own region. Also, the social (cultural), economic, and political differences between North & South that caused the Civil War

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Sectionalism

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A structure of government that favors state's rights and less control from a national, or federal government. Favored by the South.

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Confederate

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A structure of government also called Federalism, that shares power between a strong national government and local (states) government

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Federal

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A war that expands upon the traditional confines of a battlefield and impacts all people, places, infrastructure, and environments.

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Total Warfare

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An 1862 Presidential order that freed all slaves in the states rebelling against the Union for the duration of the war.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Any person that actively tried to support the abolishment of slavery prior to and during the Civil War

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Abolitionist

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Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts

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The North

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South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia

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The South