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1. No state could leave the Union
2. No more slavery in the U.S. |
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| why so many settlers moved to California in 1849 |
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| Gold was discovered, so settlers moved there to find gold |
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| President of the Confederate States of America |
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| Puritan preacher who started the Great Awakening |
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| first state to leave the Union |
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| Union general who marched to the sea, destroying everything on the way |
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| a decision that tries to satisfy both sides of an agreement |
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| a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
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| a government run by representatives of the people |
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| a part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into land, generally with a wide opening |
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| added to the United States so that a railroad could be built |
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| an inland body of water that is usually fresh |
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| became a great hero to the people of all 13 colonies during the French and Indian War |
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| became president after Lincoln's death |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| called for an end to slavery |
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| capital city of the Confederacy |
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| colonists who supported the War for Independence |
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| commanded the Continental Army during the War for Independence |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| document, signed on July 4, 1776, that clearly stated that America was fighting to free herself from England |
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| doubled the size of the United States in 1803 |
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| gave the Union control of the Mississippi River |
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| led the Confederate army in the Civil War |
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| led the Union army during the Civil War |
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| name of the Union ironclad ship |
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| Confederate States of America |
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| name used by the Southern states after they withdrew from the Union |
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| nickname given to Union soldiers |
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| nickname given to the Confederate soldiers |
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| president who believed the Union must be preserved |
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| president who believed the Union must be preserved |
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| rode at night to warn of a British attack |
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| secured the Northwest Territory for the U.S. |
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| shot and killed President Lincoln shortly after the Civil War |
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| surrendered at a farmhouse in Virginia |
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| the Texans' leader in their fight for independence |
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| the author of our national anthem |
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| the document that replaced the first plan of government |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| the first plan of government agreed upon by the United States |
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| the first shots of the Civil War were fired here |
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| the important section that was added to the Constitution stating the rights and freedoms of the American people |
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| the main author of the Declaration of Independence |
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| the name of the Confederate ironclad ship |
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| the place where the Texan patriots suffered a tragic defeat by the Mexicans |
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| the turning point of the Civil War |
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| where George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 |
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| where Lee surrendered to Grant |
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| where the British surrendered to the Americans at the end of the War for Independence |
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| where the English victory that marked sure defeat for France in the French occurred |
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| where the first battle of the War for Independence happened |
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