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Freedmen’s Bureau

An organization helping newly freed African Americans with jobs, housing, medical needs, and education.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

Legislation that repealed the Missouri Compromise and created two territories with popular sovereignty.

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Black Codes

Laws that restricted the rights of freed African Americans in the South.

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Emancipation Proclamation

Issued by Lincoln on January 1, 1863, which freed slaves in rebellious states.

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Missouri Compromise

An 1820 agreement that set slavery boundaries in the US, prohibiting slavery above the 36°30' line except in Missouri.

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Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States during the Civil War.

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John Wilkes Booth

The individual who assassinated President Lincoln five days after the Civil War ended.

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Ulysses S. Grant

Union Army General during the Civil War.

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Abraham Lincoln

The 16th President of the United States who led the nation during the Civil War.

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Robert E. Lee

A prominent Confederate General during the Civil War.

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13th Amendment

The amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.

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14th Amendment

The amendment that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US.

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15th Amendment

The amendment that guaranteed African American males the right to vote.

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Impact of Black Codes

They restricted voting, jury service, and employment options while enforcing labor under conditions of slavery.

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Sharecropping Cycle

A system allowing families to rent land, paying with a share of the harvest, leading to poverty and debt.

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Impact of "Uncle Tom’s Cabin"

The book widened the North-South gap, strengthened abolitionism, and aided the women's rights movement.

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Causes of the Civil War

Mainly slavery, states' rights, and sectionalism.

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Effect of the Civil War

The end of slavery in the United States.

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Purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation

To free slaves in rebel states, although many states ignored it.

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Effects of Lincoln’s Assassination

Delayed peaceful resolution during the Reconstruction era.

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Communication Issues in Texas post-war

Slow communication delayed the emancipation of enslaved people.

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Economic Reliance of the South

Primarily on cotton and agriculture.

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Economic Reliance of the North

Focused on factories and industrial development.

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Advantages of the North

Industrial strength, organized banking, and a larger navy.

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Disadvantages of the North

Unfamiliar territory and challenges with offensive fighting.

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Advantages of the South

Homefield advantage and strong military leadership.

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Disadvantages of the South

Fewer resources and an inexperienced government.

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Chronology of Key Events leading to Civil War

Lincoln elected president, South Carolina seceded, Confederate States formed, Battle of Fort Sumter, Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln assassinated, Confederate surrender, 13th Amendment ratified.

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Issues Causing Union-Confederacy Tension

Included slavery, states' rights, the Dred Scott Decision, secession, tariff disputes, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

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