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History Flashcards14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |