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American History, Chapter 14

Terms in this set (10)

Lincoln's goal at the beginning of the war
To preserve the union, NOT to end slavery
Border States
States with slaves that did NOT secede: MD, DE, KY, MO
Northern Advantages
Larger population, more industry, transportation
Conscription
Forced enlistment of people into war (Draft)
Homestead Act
Encouraged westward expansion by providing 160 acres of land out west
Emancipation Proclamation
Issued after the Battle of Antietam; freed slaves in Confederacy that was NOT in rebellion; changed the purpose of the war
Contraband
Escaped slaves during the war
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest battle of the war, led to the Emancipation Proclamation; Kept Europe from siding with Confederacy
Gettysburg Address
Drew on ideas from Declaration of Independence; sought to end slavery and bring a "new birth of freedom" to the nation
War mobilization
Both the north and south mobilized their economies and societies to fight the war
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