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Dred Scot
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Slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom, leading to the finding that anyone of African descent couldn't claim citizenship in the US.
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Freeport Doctrine
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People in each state could decide if they wanted slavery or not—whether or not to support the laws of slavery.
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Writ of habeas corpus
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Formal order requiring an arrested person be brought before a judge or court (Constitutionally guaranteed) .
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Martial law
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Law imposed on an area by military forces when civilian authority has broken down.
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Legal Tender Act
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Authorized the issue of $150 million in Treasury notes, known as Greenbacks. In contrast to Confederate paper, however, Congress required citizens, banks, and governments to accept Greenbacks as legal tender for public and private debts.
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Wilmer McLean
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War was said to have started in his front yard and end in his parlor.
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Contraband
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During the civil war it was black slaves who had fled to or were taken behind union lines – contraband was considered anything that could be used to further the Southern war effort and hence was forbidden.
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Confiscation Acts 1860 and 1862
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Laws passed by the federal government during the American Civil War that were designed to liberate slaves in the seceded states.
1st Confiscation Act 1860: passed on Aug. 6, 1861, authorized Union seizure of rebel property, and it stated that all slaves who fought with or worked for the Confederate military services were freed of further obligations to their masters 2nd Confiscation Act 1862: said that slaves of civilian and military Confederate officials “shall be forever free,” but it was enforceable only in areas of the South occupied by the Union Army. |
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Emancipation Proclamation
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1) declared freedom of slaves in Confederate states that would not surrender 2) named specific states where this would apply
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20-Negro law
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Law that exempted slave owners with 20 or more slaves from Confederate military service.
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