Prentice Hall America A History Of Our Nation – Flashcards
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casualty
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military term for dead, wounded, blown to pieces, eaten, or MIA
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emancipate
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to set free
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Horace Greely
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abolitionist publisher
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Habeas Corpus
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belief stating that no individuals of the species Homo sapiens should be imprisoned without a justified cause
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draft
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the army version of the Hunger Games
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siege
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tactics in which one surrounds a fort or other defensive establishment with an offensive force and nukes it after a while
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William Sherman
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commander of the union force who was gonna "march to the sea"
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total war
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tactics in which WMDs are initiated
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Robert E. Lee
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commander of the forces of northern Virginia
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U. S. Grant
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commander of the Potomac army after McClellan was fired; kicked Lee's butt
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What advantages did the North have?
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1. industry 2. transportation 3. unified strategy
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What advantages did the South have?
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1. cause of the war 2. belief in the commanders 3. home ground
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Why did the South lose?
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1. Lee played an offensive game 2. no transportation centers were defended 3. the Mississippi River was lost
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