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ratify the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war.
marked the state's political incorporation into the Union.
helped the Union gain control of the Mississippi River. -
marked the state's political incorporation into the Union.
It helped the Union gain control of the Mississippi River. -
The federal government is instituting policies that go against the best interests of the South, such as tariffs that disproportionately hurt the South and attempts to free the slaves who work on Southern plantations. Just as the colonists had the right to declare independence from Britain nearly a century ago, the South has the right to seek its independence from the Union.
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fired in Fort Sumter
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it gave the south confidence that they had the ability to compete with the union
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fought in tennessee
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a military action aimed at the states in rebellion
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last time Robert E. Lees troops launched an attack in the north, Lee lost so many troops that he would never again invade the north
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If the Union could capture Petersburg, Lee's army would no longer be able to receive supplies by train. Neither would the Confederate capital of Richmond. At the same time, Grant sent General Philip Sheridan into the Shenandoah Valley to burn the rich farmlands. Grant thought that the destruction of that important region would be sure to force the Confederate army to surrender.
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with the surrender of the Confederate army. at Appomattox Court House in Virginia