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what is a civil war
conflicts between citizens of the same country
what was the most used weapon
musket
did they want the new territory to be a slave state
YES
who won the war
the union
what was the bloodiest one day battle
antietam
Who was the president during the civil war
Abraham Lincoln
what weapon caused even more casualties in the civil war
The rifled musket
who was the leader of the confederate war
robert E Lee
who lost the war
confederates
what is the compromise of 1850
admitted California as a free state
true or false African American slaves were permitted to fight in war
false
where were the first shots fired during the war
fort summer
what term describes a slave state
border state
what was the 12 year period after the civil war called
reconstruction era
what was primary goal of Lincoln
preserve the union
what amendment abolished slavery
13th
what was the purpose of the reconstruction era
to rebuild the union
who was the general of the union
ulysses S Grant
what system of farming was used to pay rent for poor people
sharecropping
what famous document did lincoln sign to declare slaves are free
emancipation proclamation
what did the court rule in dred V. maryland
They were still slaves
what legal protection did Lincoln sign to protect people against unlawful imprisonment
habeas corpus
what gov. agency helped slaves
the freedman's bureau
what was the twin victories that was a turning point
gettysburg and vicksburg
what was the 15th amendment
the right to vote no matter race