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- Reasons why ___________ fought: They wanted to restore the Union & eliminate slavery.
- ____________________ _________________: This was issued by President ___________ on _______________ __, _________. It declared that all slaves in the South were to be free. After the war, the ___th, __th, and ___th amendments would be passed to more officially end slavery and grant African Americans more rights.
- What was her job before the American Red Cross?
- ___________ ____________ ____________ was Grant's most trusted general. Sherman was in charge of the _________ ___________ of the War. His march through ________ and the ________________ helped the North bring the war to an end. Some questioned his brutal methods of fighting. Others argued it was needed to convince the South to ____________.
- What organization did Clara Barton found? When did she found it?
- ____________ ____ ________________: This was the first major battle to take place in Union Territory. The South invaded _____________ on ____________ ____, _______. The North won and the South had to retreat.
- __________________: The Battle of Gettysburg was fought _______ __-___, _________ in a small town in southern _______________. Many historians consider this battle the turning point in the War. The North held off an invasion by _____ and he was forced to retreat to _____________. There were about ____,_________ casualties over the three days. In _______________ ______, Lincoln visited the battlefield and delivered his famous speech.
- The __________'s victory saved the Union. The War also made clear that the national _____________ was more powerful than the __________. The War also freed ___________ of African Americans. However, the country faced a tough challenge to bring the states back into the Union and to bring true ____________ to African Americans.
- ____________ _ ____________ was the North's most successful military leader. He was put in charge of all the Union armies in _________. After the war, he went on to become out ___th president.
- __________ "______________" ______________ was one of the South's most famous commanders. ______ trusted Jackson the most. Stonewall Jackson was wounded at the Battle of ___________________________ in _______. He died soon after.
- The War deeply divided the ____________ and individual ______________.
- ___________ __ ______ was the commanding General of the _______________. Lee remains the best known figure in the history of the American ___________.
- what were the Relief programs of the new deal and what did they achieve
- Hoover's belief that people could better themselves through their own actions was known as
- Veteran who organized and led the Bonus Army when it went to Washington
- Ecological disasters in the midwest, destroyed farms
- Tariff designed to encourage Americans to buy goods but instead started a trade war
- Investors sell their stock in an attempt to get out of the market
- 1932 govt agency that loaned money to banks businesses and railroads
- Hoover pushed for this project and results in Colorado river to create jobs