Chapter 8 Key Terms- MN History

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What is the term for someone who wants to end slavery?

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Abolitionist

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What does it mean to secede?

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To withdraw from an organization or a country

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What is the Union in the context of the Civil War?

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The United States of America, often in reference to the northern states

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What were the Confederate States of America?

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The eleven southern states that seceded from the Union

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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

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An order to free enslaved people in the Confederate states

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Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Abraham Lincoln

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When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

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January 1, 1863

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What is an amendment?

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A change to a government process or document

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Which states were referred to as the Confederate States during the Civil War?

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Southern states

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What did the Emancipation Proclamation announce?

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The freedom of enslaved people in the Confederate states