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Mrs.Emerson's Final Exam Flashcards
identify people, vocabulary, and events
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History
8th Grade
06/02/2011

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Clara Barton
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Nurse in the civil war that created the red-cross
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Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham was the sixteenth president of the united states during the Civil War
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Ulysses S. Grant
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He was the general of the Union Army
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Iron Clad
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19th century warship with armor plating
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Conscription
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Enlistment for state service, typically for the military
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Calvary
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soldiers who foght on horseback
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13th Amendment
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created by Abraham Lincoln;freed African-Americans from slavery
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Cowtowns
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Small towns used to raise cattle- Linked Cattle Trails to eastern markets
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Dawes Act
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Gave Native Americans land and citizenship. Not Successful because Natives did not believe in land ownership.
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Dred Scott Case
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Dred Scott (slave) sued his master for freedom. Lost- Supreme court said Slaves are Property.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Signed by Lincoln to help the war effort, in reality frees no slaves but is a symbolic statement
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Anaconda Plan
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A strategy that was given to Lincoln to crush the Confederate Army. Blockaded the South's ports.
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Copperheads
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Name given to Northern Democrats who wanted to sign a peace treaty with the south.
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Blockade
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An area that is cut off by ships or troops
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54th Massachusetts Regiment
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the first group of African-American soldiers for the Union
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Sitting Bull
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Nickname of a Native American chief
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Williams Jennings Bryan
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President of United States after Lincoln.
Lost in 1896 to William McKinley
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Chief Joseph
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He was a Native who was known for resisting the government as long as possible. Was killed sparking the Lakotas to fight at Wounded Knee
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John Brown
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a white man who was against slavery
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Battle of Bull Run
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First Battle; Union: 28,000 Confederate: 33,000 Union wins in Virginia on April 12,1861
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Union victory in Pennsylvania ended the Confederate hopes of victory in the North, many died, President Lincoln speaks here later.
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Battle of Chancellorsville
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On April 27,1863, Confederates made an impressive counter attack to win against the Union
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Battle of Shiloh
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3 Days long. Rained for two days during this battle
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Scott Joplin
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Composer who created ragtime
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What do Nativists believe
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People think they should not let immigrants come into America
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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Everybody but Chinese, were allowed to immigrate to the U.S.
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Where is The Statue of Liberty made and whats it made of
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A gift from France and made of copper
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What are suburbs
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Neighborhoods that outline a city
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Jefferson Davis
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President for the Confederacy during the civil war
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John Wilkes Booth
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Assassinated President Lincoln
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Urbanization
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When people move from rural areas to cities.
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Gilded Age
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Period of US History marked by corruption and excessive spending
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muckrackers
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reporters during the progressive era that exposed curroption.
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Suffragist
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fought for womens right to vote
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Started Pelican Island Wildlife Refuge
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WEB Du Bois
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Started the NAACP
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Harlem Renaissance
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Name given to achievements of black artists, writers, and musicians in New york during the 1920's
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18th Amendment
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Prohibition (No more alcohol)
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18th Amendment
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Prohibition (No more alcohol)
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Calvin Coolidge
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American President contributed to a time of economic growth. Came after Harding.
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Shirley Temple
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Cute girl who cheered up Americans during the Great Depression.
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Archduke Ferdinand
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started WW1
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Ku Klux Klan
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Largest US Terrorist group started by six former confederate officers
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Wright Brothers
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Made the first flight at Kitty Hawk North Carolina
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New Deal
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FDR started this to end the Great Depression
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