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  1. American Civil War
    civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
    The American Civil War (1861-1865) was a long and bloody war between the Southern States and the Northern States.
  2. Ulysses S. Grant
    18th President of the United States
    On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union
  3. Confederate Army
    the southern army during the American Civil War
    On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union
  4. military post
    military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
    On that day, Southern troops fired on Fort Sumter, a U.S. military post in Charleston, South Carolina.
  5. secede
    withdraw from an organization or polity
    In 1860 and 1861, the Southern States seceded from, or left, the United States.
  6. civil war
    a war between factions in the same country
    The American Civil War (1861-1865) was a long and bloody war between the Southern States and the Northern States.
  7. Confederate
    of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
    The Southern, or Confederate <>, States wanted to keep the right to own slaves.
  8. Ulysses
    (Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus
    On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union
  9. farming
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    They did not want to change their old way of life, which depended on farming.
  10. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
    The American Civil War (1861-1865) was a long and bloody war between the Southern States and the Northern States.
  11. video
    broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
    Video
    World Book Explains: How did the American Civil War end?
  12. Union
    the United States
    The Northern, or Union, States wanted to put an end to slavery.
  13. surrender
    relinquish possession or control over
    On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union
  14. factory
    a plant with facilities for manufacturing
    And they believed that the changes brought about by new inventions and modern factories made their lives better.
  15. depend
    be determined by something else
    They did not want to change their old way of life, which depended on farming.
  16. Army
    the army of the United States of America
    On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union
  17. modern
    ahead of the times
    And they believed that the changes brought about by new inventions and modern factories made their lives better.
  18. exist
    have a presence
    The differences between the Northern and Southern states had existed for many years.
  19. military
    the armed forces of a nation
    On that day, Southern troops fired on Fort Sumter, a U.S. military post in Charleston, South Carolina.
Created on Thu Jul 29 16:22:48 EDT 2010

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