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Ch.17 vocab hm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Emancipation proclamation | Legally freed all slaves in rebellious confederate states |
| 54 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 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 two |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | Union general who won significant victories |
| Appomattox court house | Location of south surrender |
| Thirteenth amendment | Constitutional amendment that officially ended slavery |
| John Wilkes booth | Confederate who murdered president lincoln |