Civil War and Reconstruction Concepts

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Lincoln's goal at the start of the war was: to keep slavery in the South, to extend popular sovereignty, to abolish slavery, to preserve the Union

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to preserve the Union

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Radical members of the Peace Democrats who actively fought against the war effort, draft, etc were called

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copperheads

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What role did women play in the Civil War? Options: managers of farms and plantations, nurses and spies, typists and telegraph operators, members of auxiliary units of the armed forces, replacements for men in the South's light industries.

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managers of farms and plantations, nurses and spies

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The Emancipation Proclamation...

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freed slaves only in areas in rebellion against the United States (CSA) but not in areas that remained loyal.

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Gettysburg was significant because

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huge loss/damage to the Confederate army

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The Missouri Compromise established

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MO had slavery, ME was free; 36'30 line was established

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The Compromise of 1850 established

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CA entered as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act was passed

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act established

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popular sovereignty to determine slavery in territories

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The Dred Scott court case established

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Black Americans were not considered citizens; Congress cannot control slavery

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Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of

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Antietam