Civil War
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| Geographical difference between the North and the South | South has a warmer climate and fertile soil. The North is rocky with a shorter growing season.
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| Economic difference between the North and the South. | North makes its money from factories. The South is agricultural.
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| An escaped slave from Maryland who became a famous abolitionist? | Frederick Douglas
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| What did the Republican Party of 1860 stand for? | stop the spread of slavery
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| Who won the election of 1860 and became President in 1861? | Abraham Lincoln
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| Slavery and States' Rights | 2 causes of the Civil War.
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| Why Lincoln institute martial law on Maryland? | Keep Maryland from joining the CSA which would place the Union capital in enemy territory
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| border state | Union slave state
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| 4 border states. | Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware
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| Attack on Fort Sumter | Sparked the Civil War
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| Larger population | Advantages did the North have over the South
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| better trained soldiers | advantages did the South have over the North
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| Abraham Lincoln | The president of United States at the start of the Civil War
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| Jefferson Davis | The President of the Confederacy.
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| Richmond, Virginia | Capital of the Confederacy
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| Reason why Lee refuse Lincoln's offer to command in the Union | loyalty to his state Virginia
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| Location of Fort Sumter | South Carolina
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| Date (month/day/year) signifying the start of the wa | April 12, 1861
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| First Battle of the Civil War | First Battle of Bull Run
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| Significance of the CSA win of 1st Battle of Bull Run | Crushed Northern hopes the war would be a quick and easy victory
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| Location of the first battle of the Civil War | Virginia
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| "Rally behind the Virginians!" - the general referred to at the First Battle of Bull Run | Stonewall Jackson
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| Battle of New Orleans | won by the Union
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| Location of the Battle of Antietam | Maryland
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| Reasons to invade the Union | To take the war to North soil and preserve farmland; to take the capital from a different direction
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| Significance of the Battle of Antietam | Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation; halted Lee's advance North
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| Emancipation Proclamation | document that freed the slaves in the rebelling territories
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| 54th Massachusetts Infantry | First African-American regiment organized in the northern states during the Civil War
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| Battle of Chancellorsville | Jackson was killed by friendly fire
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| Vicksburg a good example of a siege and a Union victory for Grant. What is a siege? | siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering
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| Union commander at Vicksburg | Grant
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| July 4th, 1863 | The ending date for the Battle of Vicksburg
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| Significance of Vicksburg | South gained control of the Mississippi River.
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| Clara Barton | The "angel of the battlefield" who works formed the basis for the future American Red Cross
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| Political party of Abraham Lincoln | Republican Party
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| July 1-3, 1863 | State the dates of the Battle of Gettysburg (month/days/year)
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| Meade | State the Union commander present at Gettysburg.
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| State the CSA commander present at Gettysburg. | General Lee
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| State the location of the Battle of Gettysburg (state) | Pennsylvania
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| Why was Grant not at Gettysburg? | Grant was at Vicksburg laying siege
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| Why did Lee have no idea there were Union soldiers at Gettysburg? | Lost contact with Jeb Stuart (his eyes)
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| Why was the battle at Gettysburg? | All roads lead to Gettysburg
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| On the second day, what did the Union line resemble? | fishhook
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| Who led the attack day 3 on the Union's centerline? Why? | Pickett; Lee believed the Union thinned the center line to reinforce the flanks
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| What is the significance of the Gettysburg win? | Lee's army would never be as strong again
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| Name the speech given by Lincoln on November 19, 1863 that began "Four score and seven years ago"? | Gettysburg Address
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| How long did the war continue after Gettysburg? | 2 years
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| In August of 1864, Sherman burns Atlanta and continues to burn towns, fields etc as he marches his soldiers to the sea. Why did Sherman wage "total war"? | Bringing the war to the people so they would feel the effects and pressure for surrender; burn resources so South would have to surrender
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| Where is Appomattox Court House? (state) | Virginia
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| What happened at Appomattox Court House? | Lee (CSA) surrendered to Grant (Union)
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| State the date that marks the end of the Civil War (month/day/year)? | April 9, 1865
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| Sate 1 term of surrender? | Lee kept his sword, Lee's men kept their horses, CSA soldiers would not be hung for treason
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| Who won the Civil War? | Union/North
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| Who shot Lincoln? | John Wilkes Booth
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| Where was Lincoln shot? | Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
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| What did the 13th amendments ratified on December 6th 1865 do? | abolished slavery
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