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Ch 17 Vocabulary
Chapter 17 Vocab Matthew Summerfield
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Emancipation Proclamation | Legally freed all slaves in rebellious Confederate states |
| 54TH Massachusetts regiment | most famous African American regiment of the Civil War |
| Copperhead | Northerner who opposed the war |
| conscription | law that forced men to fight in the war |
| bounty | payment to men who volunteered for the army |
| income tax | tax on earnings |
| greenback | new type of paper money |
| Clara Barton | woman who organized relief agencies to help soldiers |
| Battle of Gettysburg | Union victory that put the North ahead in the war |
| Pickett's charge | Confederate attack on Union lines at Gettysburg |
| Robert E. Lee | Confederate general |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Union General |
| Siege of Vicksburg | Union victory that split the South in 2 |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | Union general who won significant victories |
| Appomattox Court House | Location of the South's surrender |
| Thirteenth Amendment | Constitutional amendment that officially ended slavery |
| John Wilkes Booth | Confederate who murdered President Lincoln |