Civil War Vocab

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A person who wanted to end slavery

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abolitionist

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a short speech

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address

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the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products

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agriculture

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a series of military actions carried out for a certain goal

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campaign

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to abandon

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desert

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Issued by Abraham Lincoln, declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale

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industrialization

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a sudden attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces in warfare

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raid

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the action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention

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rebellion

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The idea that the states, not the national government, should have the final say on all laws.

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states' rights