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- In 1825, the US and Britain couldn't agree on dividing Oregon so they continued with...
- Person who leaves his or her country to live somewhere else.
- A person who acts as police, judge, and jury without formal legal authority.
- A ranch, especially the large estates set up by the Mexicans in the American West
- Lincoln was elected for his second term in 1864 during the Civil War.
- Which of the following items best describes the effects of the Civil War for the South?
- At Gettysburg, Major General George Pickett led his men in an attack of the Union line of soldiers. What grave mistake was made there?
- What term was used in reference to Northern Democrats who wanted to end the war?
- What power did Lincoln have in the Constitution that allowed him to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
- When attacking forces send troops to the side, or rear, of a military formation
- A Spy for the Confederate States of America who supplied information on Union troop movements in the Shenandoah River Valley.
- A ship that was equipped with new protection technology
- A Union General who led a march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia cutting a destructive path, and waging total war on the South.
- A law requiring able-bodied men to serve in the military
- What is one of the most important reasons Maryland could be considered the most important border state?
- A ship that was equipped with new technology, such as being completely covered in iron.
- A Union General who was forced to resign as he was overly careful and slow to act.
- A Conductor on the Underground Railroad who also served as a spy for the Union that scouted Southern movements.
- True or False: African Americans were originally not allowed to enlist in the Union or Confederate Army.
- True or False: The Union won the first battle of the Civil War.