Civil War Flashcards

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The North was also known as _____.

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the Union

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The South was also known as _____.

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the Confederacy

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abolitionist

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someone who wanted to end slavery

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secede

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to leave (the South seceded from the North)

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civil war

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a war fought between people in the SAME country

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Emancipation Proclamation

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a document written by President Lincoln saying that all enslaved people would be FREE if the North won the Civil War

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Dred Scott case

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the Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott could not be given his freedom because slaves were considered property and not citizens

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Eliza Winston

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Brought to Minnesota as a slave by a Mississippi plantation owner; Met the Grey family (abolitionists) who convinced a judge to grant her freedom.

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Robert Hickman

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Hearing about the Emancipation Proclamation, he gathered a large group of slaves and escaped north on steamboats; Hickman went on to establish the Pilgrim Baptist Church - St. Paul’s first African American congregation.

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Charley Goddard

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A young soldier who was part of the First Minnesota Regiment; he fought at the Battle of Gettysburg, an important victory for the Union.