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Civil War 1
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8th Grade
02/13/2005

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Ordinance of Secession
Definition
Georgia’s declaration of independence; in it, “the republic of Georgia” claimed 3 things:
Georgia’s 1788 ratification of the US Constitution was repealed
Georgia’s membership in the union of the states known as the United States of America was now dissolved
Henceforth, Georgia would enjoy all rights that belong to any free and independent nation
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Fort Sumter
Definition
This was said to be the start of the war. Union refused to clear the base therefore confederates opened fire
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Blockade
Definition
Use of military forces to isolate enemy teritory such as a harbor in order to prevent entry of supplies or persons
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Border States
Definition
Slaveholding states that border the free states and did not secede during the Civil War
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Arsenals
Definition
A place where weapons are made or stored
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Draft
Definition
1: law requiring civilians to join the military
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1st Bull Run
Definition
First major battle of the Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamation
Definition
The document issued by Pres. Abraham Lincoln that stated as of January 1, 1863, that all slaves in the Confederacy were considered "forever free"
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Battle fo Gettysburg
Definition
Battle fought on Union ground;the turning point of the war; Union victory
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Pickett's Charge
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Pickett led a troop of soldiers and charged across the battle field to make a last stand
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Battle of Vicksburg
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Union victory that led them to be able to gain control of the Mississippi R. and cut the south in two
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Gettysburg Address
Definition
A two min speech made by Pres. Lincoln after the battle of Gettysburg
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Appomattox Courthouse
Definition
On April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant
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Andersonville
Definition
Civil War prison in the South. The captured Union soldiers were sent here
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