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USHistory_ch_11
Civil war vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fort Sumter | an Important union fort on an Island In charelston Harbor |
| Anaconda Plan | Plan to Surround The confederates and cut of all their supplies |
| Antietam | A sluggish creek that held a battle |
| Emancipation Proclamation | A bill That Freed Slaves |
| Habeas Corpus | A court order that requires authorities to bring a person held in jail before the court to determine why he or she is being jailed |
| Copperhead | Northern Democrats who advocated peace with the south |
| Conscription | A draft that would force certain members of the population to serve in the army |
| Bounty | Cash Payments |
| Income Tax | A tax that takes a specified percentage of the income that an individual earns |
| Andersonville | A confederate POW camp |
| Gettysburg Address | A Speech that said America is a single nation by Lincoln |
| William Tecumseh SHerman | Commander of the Military Division of the Mississipi |
| Appomattox | A court House, Lee and Grant went to Arrange a Confederate Surrender |
| Union | The North's Army |
| Confederates/Rebels | Southern Army |