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- some white men made their jobs difficult by refusing to ------- with black officials
- t/f:all black officials in MS were illiterate
- Lincoln was ------- before he was able to complete his plan of amnesty
- ------- were viewed as taking advantage of the people in the south and their poor economic conditions
- white republicans who wanted citizenship for former slaves
- now that all of the slaves were free, MS, along with the rest of the nation, had to establish what ------- were
- t/f: most blacks were hard-working and honest men
- former vice president ----- ----- took over Lincoln's plan of amnesty. he made a few minor changes, and began on May 29, 1865
- African American soldier who received the Congressional Medal of Honor on August 4, 1864
- t/f:Grant's discovery of living off the land shaped the future military campaigns of the Union
- t/f: Farragut eventually realized that he wouldn't be able to take control of the city
- ------- ----- captured New Orleans in 1862; he sailed his fleet up the MS River; he began an attack on Vicksburg that lasted almost 2 months; eventually he passed ------ where he was joined by federal gunboats. the 2 joined forces and attacked the city
- Confederate President ------ ----- ordered 10,000 troops to reinforce ------- army
- October 14,1862: Confederate ------------- was ordered to hold Vicksburg at all costs
- the objective of the Vicksburg campaign was to ------ the city and gain control of the --- ------
- when he lost his supply base at Holly Springs, Grant sent his men out in a 15 mile radius to find ----
- in early May, General Sherman's army joined ---- and the attack on -------- began
- General Pemberton made the mistake of withdrawing all of the citizens and military men into the walls of -------
- General Grant decided to march his troops down the ------- side of the MS and to cross it south of --------
- soldiers under Ulysses S. Grant that marched toward Vicksburg eventually established a post at ------ ------