Unit 1 Vocabulary Review

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Abraham Lincoln

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President of the US and president of the Union during the Civil War and emancipator of the slaves. His plan for Reconstruction included the 10 percent plan. 

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Ulysses S. Grant

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General of the North during the Civil War. 

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Anaconda Plan

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The North’s plan to divide the south and cut off railway and water routes supplies. 

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Announcement by Abraham Lincoln that freed all of the slaves in the rebellious states that are conquered by the North. 

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Gettysburg Address

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Speech given by Abraham Lincoln to honor Union losses at Gettysburg and to motivate Northern soldiers to fight to end the war. 

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Kansas-Nebraska Act (John Brown)

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Allowed states to vote if they wanted to be slaveholding or free in two new states. John Brown led small groups of volunteers during the Bleeding Kansas crisis. 

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North vs. South

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Manufacturing was the economy of the North - advantage in the Civil War...population, money, manufacturing. Agriculture (cotton) was the economy of the South - advantage in the Civil War...home turf, mentality, more experienced generals.

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Vicksburg

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Union forces had complete control of the Mississippi River and had in effect cut the Confederacy in two by using the Anaconda Plan.

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Westward expansion

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Many Americans migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous.

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Homestead Act

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Gave relatively free land in the West if it was better for 5 years.