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Chapter 17 Vocabulary

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Because the North and South needed more soldiers, both sides passed laws of __________, also known as the draft.
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__________ was the leading Confederate general during the Civil War.
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__________ was an American actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
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The __________ freed all slaves in Confederate territory.
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The North offered a $300 __________, or cash payment, to men who volunteered to serve in the army.
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The __________ was the speech that President Abraham Lincoln gave after the Pennsylvania civil war battle at Gettysburg.
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The __________was the confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union.
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The __________ banned slavery in the United States.
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The __________was the Northern and border states that did not secede when the Southern states seceded in 1861.
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__________ was the leading Union general during the Civil War who later became president.
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The small Virginia town of __________ where Robert E. Lee surrendered, ending the Civil War.
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The __________ was the long siege where Grant’s troops surrounded the city and prevented the delivery of food and supplies until the Confederacy surrendered.
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The American government issued a paper currency, known as __________ because of their color.
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The attack on __________ started the Civil War.
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__________was a nurse in the American Civil War and later formed the Red Cross.
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In 1861, the federal government established the first __________—a tax on earnings.