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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stalemate | in which neither side holds a clear path to a final victory - essentially a tie |
| Emancipation / Emancipated | To be freed |
| Emancipation Proclamation | declared that all enslaved people in the Confederate states that were in rebellion were free starting January 1st, 1863.Freed over 3.5 million enslaved people , allowed former slaves to join millitary |
| Declaration of Independence | states that "all men are created equal" |
| Executive Order | written instruments (orders / proclamations / declarations) through which a President can issue directives (laws / acts / etc.) to shape policy |
| Union | Northern states, making up the United States of America |
| Confederacy | Southern states that broke away from the Union after Lincoln was elected |
| Enlist | to join (ex. enlisting in the Union army = joining the Union army) |
| Segregation | the act of keeping groups of people apart from each other |
| Barred | stopped/not allowed |