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Chapter 17: End of Civil War

5th grade history

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Head of the Union ArmyUlysses S Grant
Head of the Confederate ArmyRobert E Lee
Philip Sheridan, William ShermanGenerals of the Union army who burnt down several areas of the South
13t AmendementMade slavery illegal
DesertionMen running away from the army
Civil War ended hereAppomattox Courthouse, VA on April 9, 1865
FreedmenFreed slaves
Gettysburg AddressPresident Abraham Lincoln's speech to Union troops after the battle of Gettysburg
SharecroppingLandowners rented land to poor farmers who gave the landowners part of the produce
CreditBorrowed money that does not have to be paid right away
Freedmen's BureauSet up by Congress after Civil War to help freed slaves and poor whites
ReconstructionRebuilding the South after the Civil War
ImpeachTo accuse a President that he is not fit for office
Andrew JohnsonFirst President to be impeached
ScalawagsSoutherners who remained loyal to the Union and hoped to rebuild the South quickly
CarpetbaggersNortherners who went South either to help or make money
SegregationAct of keeping races of people apart



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