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Civil War
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8th Grade
05/20/2011

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Uncle tom's cabin
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a book with stories about slave life by harriet beecher stowe
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For what did sojourner truth advocate?
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"Ain't i a woman?" Women's rights
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voter turnout
Definition
the amount of votes placed.
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casualty
Definition
a wounded or killed man
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Abolitionist
Definition
someone who wanted to end slavery
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nat turner
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a slave who led a rebellion in 1431
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what type of people did andrew jackson support?
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common whites
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how did civil war affect the northern economy?
Definition
the northern economy was doing really well.
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what was the significance of dred scott vs. sandford?
Definition
it made slaves citizens/ gave blacks civil rights.
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relationship between abolition and womens' rights
Definition
both were for rights.
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identify a major cause of slavery expansion in the south during the early 1800's
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The cotton gin was invented
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what was lincoln's primary goal after the civil war?
Definition
To return southern representation to congress
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Federalism
Definition
Shared power
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what was the compromise of 1877
Definition
it ended reconstruction
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how did john brown feel about slavery?
Definition
he hated it
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what did lincoln think about slavery before the civil war?
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he had mixed feelings.
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How did lincoln plan to treat the south after the civil war
Definition
he planned on being nice and helping the south.
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describe emancipation proclamation
Definition
it freed the slaves in the south
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what did the freedman's bureau do?
Definition
it helped the former slaves get education and jobs.
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