Flashcards- The Events of the Civil War Vocabulary

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Southern States left the United States after Abraham Lincoln became president.

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secede

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President of Confederate States (South)

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Jefferson Davis

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Battle that began the Civil War

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Fort Sumter

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Document written by Abraham Lincoln that freed all slaves

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Turning point of the Civil War

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Battle of Gettysburg

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Speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg

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Gettysburg Address

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End of Civil War, Robert E Lee surrendered

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Appomattox Court House

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General who led the Union Army during the Civil War

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Led Union forces through Atlanta Campaign

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William T. Sherman

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Sherman led military through Georgia to scare citizens into leaving confederate cause.

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March to the Sea