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Civil War Vocabulary II

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agriculturethe southern economy was based on this
antebellumLatin word origin meaning before the war
The raid on Harpers FerryWhich conflict between the North and South pushed the nation toward a civil war
Georgia PlatformThe legislation said that Georgia would remain in the Union if the North complied with the Compromise of 1850
Thirteenth AmendmentThis ended slavery in the states, except as a criminal penalty
Fourteenth AmendmentThis guaranteed equal rights to racial minorities. The Southern states were required to ratify it before being allowed representation in Congress after the Civil War.
Fifteenth AmendmentThis guarantees each individual's right to vote regardless of race.
AndersonvilleA village in southwest Georgia known for its Confederate prisoner-of-war camp
AntietamSite in Maryland where General Robert E. Lee and his Confederate
ChickamaugaThe largest battle fought in the state of Georgia. The battle lasted 3 days and was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War; also the largest Union defeat in the west


Teacher
Kadena Middle School
Okinawa, AP

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