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cultural |
relating to the arts, manners, and values of a society
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urban
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of or like the city
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agricultural
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production of crops and livestock
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unavoidable
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certain to happen, unpreventable
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tariffs
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taxes on goods brought in or sent out to other countries
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manufacturing
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the making of goods by labor or machinery on a large scale
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proclamation
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the act of announcing or declaring in an official manner
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popular sovereignty
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the people are free to choose an issue by majority or popular vote
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secession
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to withdraw formally from the union
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topography
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the surface features of the land
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blockade
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to surround or block an area with s hips
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discrimination
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to favor for or against a person or thing on the basis of a certain group or class
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critical
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significant, very important
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harsh
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hard, brutal, cruel
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devastated
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destroyed, upset, overwhelmed
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combat
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a fight or battle
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brutal
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rough, harsh, cruel
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collapse
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a sudden, complete failure
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sectional tension
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a strained or stressed relationship between different parts of a nation
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segregation
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having different facilities or groups based on one characteristic
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amendment
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a change or addition to the constitution
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emancipation
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to set or make free
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North or South: though tariffs protected business and factory workers
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north
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North or South: afraid England would stop buying cotton if tariffs were added
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south
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North or South: small villages and plantations
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south
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North or South: Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas
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south
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North or South: anti-slavery
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north
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North or South: urban
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north
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North or South: manufacturing region
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north
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North or South: favored tariffs
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north
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North or South: strong central government
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north
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North or South: pro-slavery
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south
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North or South: rural
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south
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North or South: agricultural society
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south
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North or South: opposed to tariffs
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south
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North or South: states’ rights
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south
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North or South: the nation was one and could not be divided
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north
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North or South: states had freely created the union and could freely leave
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south
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North or South: known as the Union
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north
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North or South: known as the Confederacy
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south
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North or South: Michigan, Illinois, New York, New Hampshire
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north
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List the border states.
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Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, West Virginia
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Which side thought that the national government’s power was supreme?
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north
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Which side thought they had the power to declare a national law illegal?
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south
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What formed when the counties of Virginia refused to secede from the Union?
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West Virginia
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Define a border state.
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a state that had slavery but refused to secede
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Which compromise divided the Louisiana Purchase?
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Missouri Compromise
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When did the southern states secede from the Union?
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after Lincoln’s election to the presidency
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Which compromise let the southwest territories decide whether they were slave or free?
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Compromise of 1850
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Describe popular sovereignty.
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People get to vote on an issue and the majority wins.
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Which compromise in 1820 declared Maine a free state and Missouri a slave state?
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Missouri Compromise
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Which compromise declared California a free state?
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Compromise of 1850
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Which compromise allowed the people to decide the issue of slavery and led to Bleeding Kansas?
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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What compromise declared popular sovereignty and led to fighting within the territories?
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Who was the general of the Union army?
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who was offered command of the Union Army but chose not to fight against Virginia?
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Robert E. Lee
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Who was the leader of the Army of Northern Virginia?
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Robert E. Lee
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Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and said that the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people”?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who was opposed to secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force?
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Robert E. Lee
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Who was president of the Confederate States of America?
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Jefferson Davis
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Who was determined to preserve the Union, by force if necessary?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who urged a reuniting of Americans after the Civil War?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who believed the United States was one nation and not a collection of independent states?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who defeated Lee at Appomattox?
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Who was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia?
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Stonewall Jackson
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After the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, what did many freed slaves do?
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join the Union Army
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What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
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Gettysburg
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Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
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Fort Sumter
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What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
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First Battle of Manassas or Bull Run
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The signing of what made freeing the slaves a new focus of the war?
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Emancipation Proclamation
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What battle divided the South?
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Vicksburg
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During what major battle did the North repel Lee’s invasion?
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Gettysburg
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Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the Civil War?
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Appomattox
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What month, day, and year did Lee surrender?
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April 8, 1865
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List three Southern port cities that faced a Union blockade during the Civil War.
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Charleston, SC, New Orleans, LA, and Savannah, GA
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During what battle did the North gain control of the Mississippi River?
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Vicksburg
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What river did the North gain in the Battle of Vicksburg?
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Mississippi
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What battle began the Civil War?
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Fort Sumter
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During what battle did control of the high ground influence the outcome?
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Gettysburg
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What was the capital city of the Union?
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Washington D.C.
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What was the capital city of the Confederacy?
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Richmond, VA
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What happened to Richmond and Atlanta during the war?
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They were burned.
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Which side tried to enlist African American sailors early in the war?
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Union
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What was combat like during the Civil War?
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brutal and man-to-man
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What was Clara Barton known for creating?
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American Red Cross
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Which troops became increasingly younger and poorly equipped and clothed as the war went on?
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Confederate
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Who was a Union naval sailor turned captain who was honored for his bravery and heroism during the Civil War?
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Robert Smalls
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Who was the Civil War nurse who later created the American Red Cross?
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Clara Barton
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Who fought for the Union, were used as cooks and laborers in the South, and were paid less than white soldiers?
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African Americans
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Who were discriminated against and served in segregated units under the command of white officers?
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African Americans
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The collapse of the Confederacy made Confederate money _______.
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worthless
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Who was left to run businesses in the North and farms in the South?
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women
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What was the number one killer during the Civil War?
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disease |