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1.On July 21, 1861 the Union and the Confederates fought this battle, which was a humiliating defeat for the North 30 miles south of Washington, D.C. CH.6 |
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2.This battle in Tennessee on April 6-7, 1862 was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, and ended without any clear winner in the West. CH.6 |
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3.On September 17, 862 this battle next to a creek in Maryland was considered the bloodiest battle in the history of the United States. CH.6 |
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4.In 1863, President issued this after the Union victory at Antietam. Ch.6 |
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Emancipation Proclamation |
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5.During May 15-July 4, 1863 Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant conquered this and gained control of the Mississippi River. CH.6 |
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During May 15-July 4, 1863 Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant conquered this and gained control of the Mississippi River. CH.6 |
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During July 1-3, 1863 union forces repeatedly defeated Confederates as General Lee tried to take control of the city of Gettysburg, PA. CH.6 |
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In 1863 Lincoln gave this speech at Gettysburg. CH.6 |
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Confederate forces fled Tennessee after this battle, placing the entire state in the hands of the Union and cutting off important railway supplies to Atlanta, Georgia on November 23-25 CH.6 |
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Confederate General Johnston sent his forces to protect this mountain in Georgia against the advancing armies if General Sherman and union suffered heavy losses and failed to take this On June 27, 1864. CH.6 |
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On August 5, 1864 Naval Admiral Farragut successfully attacked the confederate forts defending this bay in Alabama using his four armored warships and 14 wooden vessels. Ch.6 |
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On September 2, 1864 SHerman burned Atlanta to the ground detroying the ability of the confederacy to supply the war effort |
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On May-December 1864 Sherman hand picked 60,000 soldiers to destroy everthing in a 60 mile wide path from Chattanooga,Tenn. through Atlanta to Savannah, Ga. |
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On April 9, 1865 General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the courthouse in Appomattox, VA |
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Surrender at the Appomattox |
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This act stated that anyone who would agree to cultivate 160 acres to the land for 5 years would recieve title to that land from the federal government |
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the homestead act of 1862 |
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This act allotted each state thousands of acres of land based on the number of senators and representatives |
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the morrill land grant of 1862 |
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this freed the slaves in the confederate states |
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the emancipation proclamation |
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the bureau was intended to aide both blacks and whites but aided mostly blacks |
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freedmen's bureau in march 1865 |
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Lincoln was assassinated on this date |
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This Amendment gave all citizens the right to vote. |
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This organization used terrorism and violence to intimidate blacks and other minorities. |
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This compromise stated Democrats would let Hayes win if Republicans would end Reconstruction. |
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These laws were passed to keep blacks from voting |
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This battle the Sioux warriors surrounded a U.S force led by Custer. |
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Battle the Little Bighorn 1876 |
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Chief Joseph led his followers on this date almost completely killing them becasue of sickness and malnutrition. |
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The act of Concress was intended to assimilate Native Americans into the mainstream of society. |
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This Battle happened when the infantry soldiers pursued the Sioux men, women, and children to their camp at Wounded Knee Creek. |
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Sir Henry Bessemer invented this to help steel production. |
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The Bessemer Process 1850s |
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This invention made by Samuel Colt became a standard for personel protection in the West. |
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This was invented by John Deere to help cut the praire lands in the Plains. |
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This was built by the farmers to find a source of good water. Ch.7 |
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Joseph Glidden made this invention to keep farmers cattle from getting out. Ch.7 |
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This was made to help the U.S. to hear of developments in Europe thorough telegraph messages. Ch.7 |
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Andrew Carnegie wrote this book because he believed wealthy people would use their responsibility to the betterment of the poor. Ch.7 |
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This act stated that the Chinese were prohibited from legally immigrating to the U.S. Ch.7 |
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The Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 |
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Congress passed this to limit the number of legal immigrants to 3% Ch.7 |
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The Emergency Quota Act 1921 |
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