The Civil War!

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  1. 2. She influenced slaves in the south to escape to the north after she successfully escaped herself and assisted them in doing so through the underground railroad. She was also a nurse as well as a union scout during the civil war. Her success in helping enslaved people escape led to a $40,000 reward for her capture or death. She also supported John Brown in his failed raid as well as became a respected guerrilla operative.
  2. 3. provided any adult citizen of the U.S. who had never borne arms with the U.S. government 160 acres of land. Required them to cultivate the land as well. This was intended to help spur economic growth is western america and ended up distributing millions of acres of land to individual settlers.
  3. 5. This act offered government incentives to assist men in building the nations first transcontinental rail line. These incentives included land grants to railroad companies for right of way, and helped to secure the use of the railroad and telegraph line for the use of the government. This railroad stretched from the Missouri river to the pacific ocean.
  4. 7. He was Lincoln’s secretary of state during the civil war, managed internal affairs, and negotiated the purchase of Alaska in 1867. He ran for the republican presidential nomination in 1860 but due to his antislavery speeches some people viewed him too radical and Lincoln was nominated over him. He also involved the U.S. affairs as he supported the anti-French forces in defeating the emperor of Mexico which was installed by the French in 1862.
  5. 9. an attempt by a union general to capture the confederate capital in richmond virginia. Was launched in southeast virginia in march 1863 lasting until july 1862. However the union ended up losing the battle of drewry's bluff to the confederates and withdrew from the virginia peninsula.
  6. 12. They were the best known pro confederate partisans who fought during the civil war. Also known as the bushwhackers. These partisans were led by William Quantrill, and they aimed to ambush the union army’s patrol as well as terrorize northern supporters such as kansas. They engaged in bloody raids in which 150 citizens or more were killed, before they retreated back to texas.
  7. 14. Was the organizer of the union army known at potomac, and was a chronic procrastinator who did not get along well with Lincoln after he used many excuses to get out of battles. He reorganized the union forces in the first year of the civil war, but was widely criticized for failing to collapse on his advantage over the confederates. Was established as the “young Napoleon of the west”, but after retreating after the 7 days' battles Lincoln lost hope in his decisions.
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  1. 1. freed slaves in states still in rebellion with the union, however, did not touch on slavery in states that had remained loyal to the union such as the border states. This was announced by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. This event made the eradication of slavery a goal for the Union as well as a war effort. This event also prevented European forces from joining the war on behalf of the confederacy.
  2. 4. Was a bill that created a foundation for the reconstruction and readmittance of confederate states into the union following the civil war. This bill was co-sponsored by a representative of Maryland and a senator of ohio. This bill provided that 50% of white males in states applying for readmittance swear a loyalty oath, however president Lincoln vetoed this bill.
  3. 6. This was an act taken by the union navy which cut off the confederates access to their ports. The union wanted to prevent goods, weapons, and troops from entering into the southern states. As well as the exports of southern cash crops such as cotton. The union hoped to send the confederacy into an economic crisis and cause the southern states to collapse.
  4. 8. Ultimately destroyed the confederates efforts to preserve the union penetration into their territory as they lost this battle to the union in Pittsburg landing, Tennessee . This is considered one of the bloodiest battles in American history as there were more than 23,000 casualties, including the loss of confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston.
  5. 10. A bill signed by the president which set aside federal lands for colleges to be built which laid the foundation for a national system of colleges and universities. People of color were often excluded from these educational opportunities due to their race, but this was attempted to be fixed in the second bill that was aimed at the confederate states. However, this bill also led to many misuse opportunities which led to many land grants being used for things other than education purposes.
  6. 11. A slave who escaped slavery, changed his name to one he found in a famous poem, and moved north where he became a famous writer, abolitionist, and orator during the civil war. This person also taught himself how to read and write as well as many other slaves. He also traveled to avoid re-enslavement and advocated for women's rights.
  7. 12. Required every male of citizenship between 20-45 to register for the war and was the first national draft system. This act was sponsored by senator Henry wilson. This act was needed due to the confederacy’s poor military planning as all of the men who joined the army in 1861 had terms of service that were expiring.
  8. 13. Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia. These composed the middle ground of the civil war. When the emancipation proclamation was put into place and slavery was rid of, these places’ slavery was untouched because they remained loyal to the union. These places were divided as some civilian loyalists wanted to secede from the union and others did not.