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chapter 17 vocab er
social studies Erick Rodriguez
Term | Definition |
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emancipation proclomation | freed all slaves in confederate states |
54th Massachusetts regiment | One of the first African american regiments in north |
Copperhead | Northern democrats who favored peace in the south. |
Conscription | Required men to serve in military |
Bounties | Cash Payments |
Income tax | A tax on earnings |
Greenbacks | A paper currency |
Battle of Gettysburg | turning point of the civil war |
Pickett's Charge | A direct attack through the middle of the union line |
Siege of Vicksburg | Final battle of civil war |
William T. Sherman | Union general who led the march to the sea |
Appomattox courthouse | A small town in Virginia where general Lee surrenderd |
Thirteenth Amendment | Abolished slavery everywhere |
John Wilkes Booth | Confederate supporter killed Abraham lincoln |