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"a strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War"
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"The move served to solidify the state of Virginia's new Confederate identity and to sanctify the rebellion by associating it with the American Revolution."
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Won 45% of the popular vote. Won by the electoral college.
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Wanted to Secede because of the pro and anti slavery conflicts. They did end up seceding.
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“Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered.”
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The draft riots were complex — anti-Black, anti-rich, anti-Republican.
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"...assault on Fort Wagner became the first time the all-Black unit fought alongside White troops. "
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Federal forces tried to cross Bull Run but failed. It was a confederate victory.
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Was a Union victory. Gave President Lincoln the opportunity to give to emancipation proclamation.
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The Confederacy was a portion of the south that broke off from the US. It was never officially recognized. Davis was the only President of the Confederacy.
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"...the first meeting of two American-made ironclads" Battle ended in a tie
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"...also known as the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior."
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"...allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior."
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"Davis ordered him to temporarily replace Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston, wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines during the Peninsula Campaign"
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Was a Union victory. Gave Abraham Lincoln the ability to announce the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves.
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"...to address the threat to national security posed by Confederate sympathizers who actively worked on sabotaging the Union war effort."
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Goal was to take the Confederate city of Richmond. Confederates won.
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This proclamation stated "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." This proclamation freed slaves.
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"The retreat of the army left the Confederate capital of Richmond, 25 miles to the north, defenseless."
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"bloody assault by the Union army in Virginia that failed to encircle and destroy the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia"
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Fought in Pennsylvania by the Union and Confederate armies. The Union won and brought down the hopes of the Confederacy.
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"The Confederate surrender there ensured Union control of the Mississippi River and cleaved the South in two."
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A speech Lincon gave for a man who died in the battle of Gettysburg. Gave it at the national soldiers cemetery. Embraced the part of the declaration that stated that all men were created equal.
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"attempt, on the part of Union forces, to break through the Confederate defenses just south of the critical railroad hub of Petersburg, Virginia," Was a Confederate victory.
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"Given Atlanta's position south of the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, capturing the city would severely threaten the stability of the Confederacy."
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Beat him by 55%
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"The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime"
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“The Freedmen's Bureau provided assistance to tens of thousands of formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites in the Southern States.”
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Talked about how both the South and the North were to blame for slavery. Also talked about how the Union would not give up.
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"marks the beginning of the country's transition to peace and reunification following four years of Civil War."
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"Lee took responsibility for making the decision to surrender to spare further suffering to his men,"
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President Lincoln was killed in a theater. Killed by John Wilkes Booth
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Was shot by a soldier in the spinal cord while hiding out in a barn. Was the man who killed President Lincoln.
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“Union General William T. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia.” Meant to intimidate confederate supporters