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7 states seceeded from the Union States and became the Confederate States. The seven states were Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Florida, and Alabama.
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The Civil War began with the attack on Fort Sumter.
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The Battle of Bull Run was a major turning point in the war. The Confederate gained the victory.
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The Revenue Act was motivated by the need to fund the Civil War. It imposed an income tax to be levied, collected, and paid, upon the annual income of every person residing in the United States.
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During the early months of the American Civil War permitting the Confiscation of any of property including slaves, being used to support the Confederate insurrection.
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The USS Monitor was laid as a blockade in Hampton Roads. On March 9, 1862 the USS Monitor was involved in a battle with the USS Merrimack.
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The process to claim a federal land grant was to file an application, improve the land, and file for deed of title. The applicant must be 21 years old or older and this is including all freed slaves.
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This Act was designed to target the Mormon practice of plural marriage and the property dominance of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in the Utah Territory.
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Promoted the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the United States through authorizing government bonds and the grants of land to railroad companies.
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The Militia Act of 1862 allowed African- Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers for the first time since 1792.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was announced by Lincoln, saying all slaves in the rebelling states would be free. The Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery in the United States.
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The National Banking Act established a system of national charters for banks and created the United States National Banking System.
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The Enrollment Act was created to provide fresh manpower for the Union Army, Enrollment of every male citizen and immigrants who filed for citizenship between twenty and fourty five years old.
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