American Civil War Terms

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Civil War

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war between citizens of the same country

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Union

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The North, joining forces

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Confederacy

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Alliance of the South

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Slavery

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The act of forcing someone to work for free

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Abolitionist

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Someone who wants to ban slavery

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Secede

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To leave or pull away

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Emancipation

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To be set free from legal or social restrictions

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Gettysburg

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Town in Pennsylvania where a major battle was fought

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Abraham Lincoln

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President during the American Civil War

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Reconstruction

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Period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War.