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Chapter 17 Vocab-S.S

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Emancipation Proclamation An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions in rebellion against the Union.
54th Massachusetts Regiment One of the first African-American regiments organized in the North who insisted on fighting without pay during the Civil War.
Copperhead Abraham's main political opponents; they favored peace with the South.
Conscription A law that required men to serve in the military or be drafted.
Bounty A reward or cash payment given by a government.
Income Tax A tax on earnings.
Greenback Paper currency used by the government during the Civil War.
Clara Barton She organized a relief agency to help with the Civil War effort and later founded the American Red Cross.
Battle of Gettysburg An 1863 battle in the Civil War in which the Union defeated the Confederacy, ending hopes for a Confederate victory in the North.
Pickett's Charge General George Pickett led a direct attack on Union troops during the 1863 Civil War battle at Gettysburg; the attack failed.
Ulysses S. Grant Brilliant Union general.
Robert E. Lee Dashing Confederacy general.
Siege of Vicksburg An 1863 Union victory in the Civil War that enabled the Union to control the entire Mississippi River.
William Tecumseh Sherman General who pushed through the Deep South to Atlanta and the Atlantic coast.
Appomattox Court House The Virginia town where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, ending the Civil War.
Thirteenth Amendment An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1865, banning slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States.
John Wilkes Booth The man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln five days after Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
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