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inventor of the cotton gin
also made rifles for the Military -
The United Stateds acquires 828,000 square miles of France's land.
Paid less than 3 cents per acre -
Led an expedition to explore the newly bought louisiana purchase and the west coast of North America.
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A movement to end slavery
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Warned Europe that any attempts to colonize land in North Aerica would be viewed as an act of aggression
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A canal in New York that connects Albany and Buffalo.
Under construction from 1817 to 1825. -
American Slave who led a revolt
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belief that americans were destined to spread out and explore the rest of the continent
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An american activist and abolitionist
held the first women's rights convention -
women's rights conference in new york
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fort located on the charleston harbor in south carolina
the cannons fired from fort sumter initiated the american civil war -
confederate general during the american civil war
his military career includes the valley campaign -
battle of antietam
known as the bloodiest single day battle in american history
22,700 dead, wounded and missing -
It proclaimed all those enslaved in confederate territory to be forever free
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american statesman and leader of confederacy during the american civil war
he served as the president of the confederate states of america -
siege of vicksburg
final major military action in the vicksburg campaign of the american civil war -
speach given by abriham lincoln
deliverd during the american civil war
it adressed human equality and proclaimed the civil war as a struggle -
outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude
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american soldier, buisnessman,educator and author.
general in the union army during the american civil war
lead his troops to the capture of the city of atlanta -
atlanta campaign during the american civil war
to seize the important rail and supply of atlanta -
africans could not be citizens of the
united states -
prohibits goverment in the united states from denying a citizen the right to vote based on their race/color
