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principle that the rights of individual states should prevail overthe rights of the federal government

the use of naval forces to isolate a seaport andprevent ships from entering or leaving

What was thought to have been the most important city during the Civil War

President for the Union during the Civil War

Democratic leaders who planned and directedthe Revolution of 1875

to camp with little shelter

President for the Confederacy during the Civil War

a slave who had direct control over other slaves working in thefields

a simple and inexpensive machine invented by Eli Whitney in1793 that mechanically separated cotton fiber from seeds

Name given to former slaves

Who took over the role of teaching Religion during the Civil War

a private teacher

white Mississippian or Southerner whojoined the Republican Party and supported theright of citizenship for blacks during

a theory stating that all men, everywhere, are endowed by Godand nature with the rights of life, liberty, and property

Who won the Civil War?

Former slave that took President Theodore Roosevelt on a bear hunt

an organization whose purpose was to assist free blacks whowanted to return to Africa

a labor system that established, by law and custom, that AfricanAmerican slaves were bought, sold, traded, and inherited

a large agricultural estate

a white man who acted as manager of the slaves and farmingoperation of a plantation