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3636251176Mary ChestnutConfederate woman who kept records of aftermath of battles0
3636251177Clara Bartonwoman who helped nurse wounded soldiers on the battlefield1
3636251178Geneva Conventioninternational treaty that would allow the Red Cross to help those wounded in battle2
3636251179Napoleon IIIEmperor of France who tried to take advantage of America's disorganized state by sending an attempt at expansion into Mexico3
3636251180MaximilianMan sent into Mexico by emperor of france4
3636251181Charles Francis AdamsAn American diplomat who, as ambassador during the Civil War. He helped to keep the British from recognizing the Confederacy. In the Trent affair, he was instrumental in averting hostilities between the two nations.5
3636251182William H. Sewardextremist politician, was Lincoln's competitor for the Republican ballot6
3636251183Edwin M. StantonLincoln's Secretary of War7
3636251184Jefferson DavisPresident of the Confederate States of America8
3636251185rag moneySouthern term for the useless money printed from the banks because of its insane inflation9
3636251186shoddy woolinferior wool products sold by Northern manufacturers looking to earn profit10
3636251187Morrill Tariff Act1861 law that increased tariffs duties to 10%11
3636251188National Banking ActAct that established a system of federal banks, allowing for a standard issue of currency12
3636251189TrentBritish warship that harbored Confederate military, sparking controversy13
3636251190Laird ramsTwo confederate warships being constructed in British shipyards, they were eventually seized by the British for British use to remain neutral in the Civil War.14
3636251191cottonmain export of South15
3636251192CSS AlabamaBritish warship used to aid the Confederates by looting and sinking many Union vessels16
3636251193Fort Sumter and Fort PickensTwo Union forts that were being threatened by the South17
3636251194USS San JacintoAmerican warship that sunk the Alabama18
3636251195Butternut Regionarea where an antislavery war would have been unpopular19
3636251196conscriptionthe forced drafting of soldiers20
3636251197bounty brokersThose who enticed people to enlist by giving them a bonus sum of money21
3636251198bounty jumpersThose who took advantage of the bounty system by joining and deserting22
3636251199habeas corpusThe right to know why you are being taken to court23
3636251200Dominion of CanadaThe loose confederation of Ontario (Upper Canada), Quebec (Lower Canada), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, created by the British North America Act in 186724
3636251201Homestead ActPassed in 1862, it gave 160 acres of public land to any settler who would farm the land for five years. The settler would only have to pay a registration fee of $25.25
3636251203sewing machineinvention that allowed for the mass production of uniforms26
3636251204mechanical reapersinvention that allowed for the feeding of soldiers for the Union27
3636251205petroleumresource found in Pennsylvania28
3636251206fifty-ninersname for those who rushed to Pennsylvania29
3636251208Elizabeth Blackwellorganized US Sanitary Commission30
3636251209Dorothea Dixwoman who helped transform nursing into a respected profession31
3636251210Sally TompkinsSouthern woman who ran the Richmond infirmary32
3636251212Robert E. LeeSouthern commander who led the entire Southern army33
3636251213Thomas J. "Stonewall" JacksonSouthern commander who was a gifted tactical theorist34
3636251214wheat, corntwo crops that allowed the North to overtake the South in agrarian goods35
3636251215George McClellanFirst commander of the Union army36

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