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- freed the slaves only in states that have seceded from the union. He thought it would force slave owners to make their states surrender to save slavery.
- 1. Restored the Union2. Abolished Slavery3. Made the Federal Government Supreme4. Industrial growth of the North5. Destroyed the South's Economy6. Legacy of hate
- 1. Winfield Scott 2. Irwin McDowell 3. George McCellan 4. Ambrose Burnside 5. Joseph Hooker 6. George Meade 7. George McCellan 8. Ulysses S. Grant
- blockade the major ports of the south, divide the south into 2 sections - Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River, and take the confederate capitol of Richmond, Virginia.
- 1. defeat the army and destroy their ability to grow crops.2. continue to the sea; destroying everything.3. Grant would march to Richmond and take the Confederate Capitol.
- military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory
- 1. Vicksburg was one of the major forts of the South2. Mississippi River became a Federal Highway3. Cut off the Confederate states West of the Mississippi River.4. Lincoln appoints him the Union Commander in the East
- Famous abolitionist Quakers who spoke out and wrote against slavery .
- During the war , Lincoln gave a speech in which he proclaimed that " all slaves would be forever free " , even in the South
- Very famous African American former escaped slave who was a leader of the abolitionist movement who spoke out against slavery . He was an excellent speaker.
- which colony set a president for religious freedom
- Which of the following organizations did President Hoover create in 1931 to stimulate the economy through federal loans to major businesses in 1931 and 1932?
- What was the unemployment rate in 1933?
- who was president when the stock market crashed in October 1929?
- Herbert Hoover asked Americans to do which of the following in response to the economic downtown in 1929?
- Which president authorized the construction of Boulder Dam
- What new deal agency was created to provide work for young men 18-25
- Christopher Columbus landed on an island name
- best remember at the angel of the battlefield
- the president of the Confederate State of America