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| Richmond | The Confederate capital during most of the Civil War. |
| William T. Sherman | General that led troops through Georgia & SC, destroying property as they went. |
| Sumter | Fort off the coast of SC that was bombarded by the Confederates. |
| abolition | The complete end to slavery. |
| Emancipation Proclamation | The order that called for all slaves, in areas rebelling against the Union, to be freed. |
| Frederick Douglas | Former slave who became one of the most important African-American leaders of the 1800's. |
| contraband | Escaped slavesmauthorized by President Lincoln to enlist in the Union Army. |
| American Colonization Society | The group that established a colony in Africa for the resettlement of freed African-Americans. |
| Popular Sovereignty | The principle that would allow voters in a particular territory to decide whether they wanted to band or permit slavery. |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | A powerful antislavery novel. |
| 54th Massachusetts Infantry | African-American Union regiment that played a key role in the capture of Fort Wagner in SC. |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe | The person who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin |
