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Chapter 15

The American Civil War

Word, Term, PersonDefinition
habeas corpus constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
inflation a general rise in prices
George McClellan Union general replaced after the Battle of Antietam
Ulysses S. Grant Union general who accepted South's surrender
William T. Sherman led the Union march to the sea
Emancipation Proclamation banned slavery in areas fighting the Union
Richmond capital of the Confederate States of America
Vicksburg besieged city on the Mississippi
Stonewall Jackson Confederate leader killed at Chancellorsville
Abraham Lincoln President of U.S.A. during the Civil War
emancipate to set free
Horace Greeley publisher of abolitionist newspaper
casualties military term for persons wounded, killed, or missing in action
ironclads warships covered with protective plates
Monitor and Merrimack two ironclads that fought a battle
border states slave states that did not secede
neutral not favoring either side
martial law rule in which the military is in charge and citizens' rights are suspended
blockade military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it
Admiral David Farragut captured New Orleans and controlled most of the Mississippi
draft required military service
income tax tax on people's earnings
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