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CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION

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What significant act happened in 1787 that caused tension between North & South?   Constitution Ratified; slaves counted as 3/5 w/no rights / tension North vs South   show
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What invention increased the demand for Slaves?   show (blank)  
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show Louisiana Purchase, doubles size of U.S., tension over ext slavery    
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show 1831: Abolistionist news paper "The Liberator"   (blank)  
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Nat Turner   1831: Led slave revolt killed 55 whites   show
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What happened between 1846-1848 that increased territories for the U.S.?   show (blank)  
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Harriet Beecher Stowe   show (blank)  
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show Republican party founded by anti-slavery Northerners   (blank)  
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Kansas-Nebraska Act   1854: allows incoming settlers to decide on slavery   show
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show 1857: Supreme Court decides slaves have no right repected by whites   (blank)  
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show 1791: Toussaint L'Overture led slave revolt in Haiti   (blank)  
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Gabriel Prosser   show (blank)  
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show 1822: organized large slave revolt, but foiled   (blank)  
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John Brown   1800-1859: Abololutionist, raided Harpers Ferry, Virgina   show
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Mary Chesnut   show (blank)  
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John C. Calhoun   show (blank)  
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show 1808-1889: Pres of Confederacy / born in KY / Grad West Point   (blank)  
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Frederick Douglas   1817-1895: Escaped slavery, Anti-Slavery, advocate for use of black troops   show
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Samuel Houston   show (blank)  
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show 1809-1865: Pres from 1860-65, Led Union / assassinated 6 days after surrender of Confederacy   (blank)  
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Elisah Hunt Rhodes   show (blank)  
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Sam Watkins   show (blank)  
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show Civil began in his yard and and ended in his house / even though he moved   (blank)  
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How many places was the Civil War fought   show (blank)  
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In what Civil War battle did more American fall than in all previous American Wars combined   show (blank)  
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show fewer than 4 out of 100   (blank)  
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show Thomas Jefferson   (blank)  
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Harriet Tubman   Known as "Moses" by slaves led to the north   show
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What book about slavery sold more that 1.5 million copies worldwide   show (blank)  
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show Abraham Lincoln   (blank)  
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Which U.S. Army officer captured John Brown   show (blank)  
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Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America   show (blank)  
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show Fort Sumter, SC   (blank)  
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What city became the capitol of the Confederate government?   Richmond, VA   show
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What was "The Great Skedaddle"   show (blank)  
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Hiram Ulysses (U.S.) Grant   show (blank)  
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show 1825-1885: West Point Grad / hesitant to engage confederacy / removed by Lincoln / unsuccessful bid for Presidency 1864   (blank)  
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Nathan Bedford Forrest   show (blank)  
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What battles on 6 & 16 Feb, 1862, became 1st major victories for the Union & Grant?   show First major victory for North; put KY & TN back in Union / U.S. Grant instant hero  
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show Pres Lincoln's son dies / Willie Lincoln   Little time to mourn / back to working 18 hour days  
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show Battle of Ironclads / Merrimac vs. Monitor, Hampton Roads, VA   First iron-hulled ships fight to stand off / North & South rush to build more  
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What Union Gen decided to make a major troop movement to Richmond, VA on 13 Mar, 1862, but takes 3 weeks?   show Vastly outnumbered Confederates wait for McClellan determined to defend their homes  
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Between 4 to 7 April, 1862, what Confederate Gen staged a theatrical troop movement to fool a Union General?   Gen Jeb Magruder stages theatrical troop movement and fools Gen McClellan   show
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What battle was fought between 6 to 7 April, 1862, which saw heavy casualties, but victory for the Union?   Battle of Shiloh at Pittsburgh Landing in TN; 23,700 casualties   show
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show Lincoln prohibits slavery in DC   first step that led to full emancipation  
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What Confederate city was taken by the Union Navy on 24 April, 1862?   Battle of New Orleans; Admiral David Farragut sails past fort at mouth of MS to take city   show
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What Lincoln cabinet member was said that "he was so corrupt, the only thing he wouldn't steal was a red-hot stove?   show (blank)  
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show Unconditional Surrender Grant   (blank)  
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show Gen George McClellan   (blank)  
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William Black   show (blank)  
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How many people were killed at Shiloh   2,477 men / 23,000 casualties   show
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What new bullet was introduced during the Civil War   show (blank)  
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show Admiral David Farragut   (blank)  
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show 20 slaves   (blank)  
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How many southerners eligible for the draft failed to sign up?   show (blank)  
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show hastly constructed timber highways to transport guns   (blank)  
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What battle did McClellan fight on (7 day) 25 Jun 1862, with troops outnumbering Lee's Army, but was pushed back to Wash DC?   Seven Day Richmond VA campaign, 36,000 casualties   show
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show Victory by Lee & Stonewall / sent John Pope back to Wash DC   Battle of Manassas VA / 2nd Bull Run / 25,251 casualties  
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What action did Pres Lincoln take on 17 Sep 1862, to prevent Americans from helping the confederates?   Lincoln suspends Habeas Corpus, for people helping rebels   show
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show Confederate Congress exempts from army anyone owning 20 or more slaves   Show fear of slave insurrection in South  
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What major battle was fought on 13 Dec 1862, which gave Lee the chance to finish off the Union army?   Battle of Fredericksburg VA / 17,900 casualties   show
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What executive order was signed Lincoln on 1 Jan 1963, that electrifies both sides?   Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation   show
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By 1862, how many farm workers had enlisted in the Union Army   show (blank)  
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What Confederate General was given the name "Stonewall"   Thomas J. Jackson   show
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What Supreme Court Decesion was reversed by outlawing slavery in the territories   Dred Scott Decision   show
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What did Lee rename the Confederate Force   show (blank)  
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How many slaves were liberated when SC plantation owner fled from the Union   10,000   show
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show A military victory in 1862   (blank)  
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show John Pope   (blank)  
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Waht was Gen Joseph Hooker's nickname?   show (blank)  
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Who was the photographer whose exhibit, "The Dead at Antietam," was shown during the war   show (blank)  
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What was meant by the "Higher Object"   show Sep 1862 Lincoln annouced Emancipation Proclamation  
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What battle between 31 Dec 1862 - 31 Jan 1863 questioned Union's control of border states?   show Gen Braxton Bragg nearly defeats Union forces / questions regarding control of border states  
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What law was passed by Union congress on 3 Mar 1863, to help the Union Army?   Congress passes Conscription Act   show
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What action did President Lincoln take on 10 Mar 1863, to help restore Union forces?   show Helps to restore Union force  
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What major battle took place between 21 Apr - 11 May 1863, where Lee Army defeats "Fighting Joe"? Who did Lee loose? What was "Fighting Joe's" name?   show Lee defeats Fighting Joe, but loose Stonewall Jackson  
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show Ohio Congressman Clement Vallandigham, critic of Lincoln is exiled to the South   Lincoln concerned about growin antiwar movement in North  
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show Grant's Army marches 180 miles through Mississippi, wins 5 battles, surrounds and tries to "out camp the enemy"   Lee decides to move North with a plan to attach on Harrisburg and Philadelphia  
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What was the major cause of death   Disease / 2 for every one death from battle   show
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What was known as the key transporation link between Richmond and Washington?   show (blank)  
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show Lee / Fredericksburg   (blank)  
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What did Gen George McClellan feel most hindered the Union Army?   Drinking Alchohol   show
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What was the single most unpopular act of the Lincoln Adminstration   show (blank)  
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show Copperhead Movement   (blank)  
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show $250.00   (blank)  
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How much of the Southern Army would be AWOL or with leave by the end of the year   show (blank)  
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Who was Gen Lee speaking of when he said "he has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right"   Stonewall Jackson   show
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Who was the "dust covered man."?   show (blank)  
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show Vicksburg, Mississippi 19 May 1863   (blank)  
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What major battle was fought July 1-3 1863, which turned Lee back to the south / Who defeated him?   show Union victory turns back LEE's invasion to North; / Gen Meade allows Lee's Army to escape  
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What siege took place on July 4, 1863, which cut the Confederacy in half? How many rebels surrendered?   show Victory for Gen Grant / Confederate cut in half  
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show Riot in New York in ref Draft / Blacks attacked   Worst riot in Amer Hist. / 120 dead / Fed troops / tension w/draft, war, Emancipation Proclamation  
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What event happened on July 18, 1863, that changed North perceptions of blacks?   show Heavy Causualties suffered / help change north perceptions of black soldiers  
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show Jeff Davis offers amnesty to deserters   desperate need for manpower  
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show Battle of Chickamauga Creek GA; 34,444 casualties   Rebel Victory in bloodiest war of the western theater  
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show Lincoln's Gettysburg Address / dedicates battlefield cemetery   Lincoln's ten sentences lay out his vision of "a new birth of freedom"  
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show Battle of Chattanooga, TN; 12,491 casualties / Union victory frees Grant's Army to penetrate the Confederacy    
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show Alex Turner (killed his owner)   Daughter "Daisy" spoke in film age 104  
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show It was a clash over shoes in a small town in PA   (blank)  
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show 65,000   (blank)  
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How many Union soldiers were at Gettysburg?   85,000   show
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show Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin   (blank)  
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To what state did Lee's Army retreat after the Battle at Gettysburg?   Virginia   show
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How long was the wagon train of woundes Conferate soldiers?   show (blank)  
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show U.S. Sanitary Commision & U.S. Chrisitan Commision   (blank)  
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show U.S. Grant   (blank)  
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How long did it take for Vicksburg, MS to celebrate the 4th of July   81 years   show
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What immigrant group was outraged by the influx of blacks into New York?   show (blank)  
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How much were black privates paid per month   show (blank)  
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Who won the battle of Chickamauga?   Confederates   show
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Where did Union troops unfurl the flag to signify victory?   show (blank)  
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On November 19, 1863, who was the featured speaker?   Ab Lincoln - Gettysburg Address   show
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show U.S. Grant named General-in-Chief of the Union Armies   (blank)  
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What event took place on April 12, 1864, that outraged the North?   Massacre at Ft Pillow, MS River / black soldiers surrendering were murdered   show
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What major battle took place between May 5-19, 1864, where Lee stopped Grant's drive to Richmond? Who did Lee loose in the battle?   show Lee stops Grant's drive to Richmond / Gen Jeb Stuart is mortally wounded  
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Who did the radical Republican party nominate on May 31, 1864?   radical republic Ohio nominate Gen John Charles Fre'mont   show
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What battle took place between June 1-4, 1864, which U.S. Grant later regretted?   show Grant assaults Lee's entrenched army in the bloodiest attack of the war; nearly 8,000 Union soldiers fall in eight minutes of fighting  
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show Naval battle between CSS Alabama adn USS Kearsarge near Cherbourg, France; 33 casualties   CSS Alabama sank  
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show Battle of Kennesaw Mountain near Marietta, GA; 2,321 casualties   Confederate victory slows Sherman's advance through GA to Savannah, GA  
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show 4:00 am courage / cool under fire   (blank)  
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Where did Grant go to school?   West Point   show
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show Mrs. Mary Washington (George Washington's wife)   (blank)  
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In what war did Grant and Lee meet before the civil war?   Mexican War   show
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show Texans   (blank)  
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What happened to many of the wounded men who were unable to escape after the battle of the Wilderness?   burned alive   show
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What battle did Grant admit was a mistake   The battle of Cold Harbor   show
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What Union COL did Grant promote to Brigadier Gen at Petersburg?   show (blank)  
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show 350 / 154   (blank)  
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show Chimberazo - Richmond, VA   (blank)  
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show Dorthea Dix   (blank)  
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To what confederate city did Sherman advance his troops?   Atlanta / ending in Savanah / then turning north through SC   show
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What party nominated President Lincoln on June 8, 1864? Who was his VP?   Lincoln nominated by Union Party / Andrew Johnson, TN Vice President   show
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What action did Lee take between July 2-14, 1864 to divert the Union's attention from Richmond, VA?   show Confederate Jubal Early surprise strike diverts Union forces from Richmond, and causes panic in Union Capital  
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Which areas were seized during a Naval battle August 5, 1864, by the Union Navy?   show Union Admiral Farragut seize one of last 2 major ports used for blockage runners by Confederates  
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show Gen McClellan nominated for democratic candidate for President / show down with Lincoln on war    
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show Battles for Atlanta; 20,000   Sherman burns Atlanta & prepares to cut 60 mile wide track of devastation through GA  
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show Battle of Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley; 8,665 casualties   Union Gen Phillip Sheridan defeats Jubal Early lay waste to Shenandoah Valley  
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What percent did Pres Lincoln win by during the elections on November 8, 1864? What did this signify?   Lincoln re-elected / 55 percent of popular vote   show
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How many horse was Nathan Bedford Forrest alleged to have been shot from under him?   30 horses / killed 31 men   show
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Who was the democratic canidate for president?   show (blank)  
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show La Belle Boyd - Confederate Spy   (blank)  
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Who was Mary Elizabeth Bowzer?   Slave spy who worked in Confederate White House   show
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What simple tool did Union commander fail to provide soldiers with a way out of huge man made crater?   show (blank)  
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What Union Admiral shouted, "Dawn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"?   show (blank)  
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show John Bell Hood   (blank)  
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How many northern prisoners were hel in Confederate prison near Andersonville?   show (blank)  
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What percentage to popular vote did Lincoln carry during elections   show (blank)  
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Who choose the Lee's front yard as the Arlington Cemetary?   show (blank)  
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What major battle took place on Dec 16, 1864, in TN? Who lost / won?   show Union Victory by Gen George Thomas over Gen John Hood  
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What city was captured in Georgia on Dec 21, 1864? Who captured it?   Sherman captures Savannah, GA   show
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What battle took place on Jan 15, 1865, which allowed the Union to capture what seaport?   Battle of Ft Fischer NC; 1,841 casualties   show
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show House passes 13th Amendment / abolishes slavery   Amendment goes to states for ratification  
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Who did Pres Lincoln meet with on Feb 3,1865, and where to consider / negotiate ending the war?   Lincoln meets with Confederate Peace Commission, Hampton Roads, VA   show
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show Confederate abandon Charleston, SC   birthplace of secession lost  
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What government organization did the Union Congress create on Mar 3, 1865 to signify assistance for freed slaves?   Union Congress create Freedom Bureau   show
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show Confederacy authorizes the arming of slaves as soldiers   despite this desperate act, no slaves actually fight as soldiers for the Confederacy  
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What major battle took place between Mar 25- Apr 2, 1865, which wore down Lee's army causing him to retreat?   The battle of Petersburg in VA; 17,000 casualties   show
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show Davis flees Richmond, VA hoping to escape to South; Lincoln arrives in the city.   The fall of the Confederate Capital signals to the nation the ware is really over.  
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What major event happened on Apr 9, 1865, that signified the end of the war?   Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse, VA   show
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show ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATED   (blank)  
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Who was Ely S. Parker?   Union COL who drafted the surrender for Lee / Indian   show
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show Ft Sumpter, SC abandoned by Confederacy   (blank)  
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Before leaving Atlanta for the March to the sea, what were Sherman's instructions?   Destroy everything in path   show
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show 25,000   (blank)  
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Where did Sherman's Army go after it reached Savannah   South Carolina   show
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How much did a barrel of flour cost in the South after 1865   $250 a barrel / $5 for a stick of wood   show
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Who said, "Verily, the work does not end with the abolition of slavery, but only begins"?   show (blank)  
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What Union Gen was shot dead during the battle of Petersburg   show (blank)  
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Who accompanied Lincoln to Richmond after it's fall?   show (blank)  
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After the Battle of Sayler's Creek, how man soldier remained in the Confederate Army? Union?   25,000 Confederates / 125,000 Union   show
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When did Lee surrender to Grant, marking the end of the war?   April 9, 1865   show
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Who owned the house where Lee adn Grant met?   show (blank)  
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show Reconstruction of South / brought back into Union; black children in school rises from 2 to 34%; 1870 1 million blacks can vote, 15% public officials black   (blank)  
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What Amendment was ratified by the states on Dec 6 1865?   13th Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery   show
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show KKK originated in TN by Confederate Veterans / opposes reconstruction / terrorist tactics   (blank)  
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show 14th Amendment ratified.   Defines national citizenship regardless of race or gender adn extends equal protection of the law to all citizens  
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show 15th Amendment ratified   Right to vote regardless of race  
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1890's   "Jim Crow" laws passed in Southern states to disenfranchise most blacks by charging poll taxes and establishing property and literacy requirments   show
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show "Plessy vs. Ferguson" Supreme court decision declared "Separate but Equal" facilities for blacks and whites are constitutional, thus upholding segregation of races   (blank)  
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1909   show (blank)  
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Feb 3, 1913   show revenue raising techinique first used in Civil War  
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show New KKK organized in GA   Spreads to North in 1920's / hostility to all minorities.  
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show 1915: "Birth of a Nation" premieres at the White House. Glorifies KKK and vilifies blacks during reconstruction   (blank)  
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show 1935: published "Black Reconstruction" / book protrayed reconstruction as a positive period in our history   (blank)  
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1936   The majority of blacks vote Democratic in a presidential election for the first time since emancipation.   show
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show President Truman issues exec order banning racial discrimination in military and Fed Gov   Fed begans slow process of integrating post-WWII America  
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show "Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka KS"   Reverses "Plessy" decision hold segregation as unconstitutional  
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show Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat in Montgomery, AL   stimulates civil rights movement  
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show Pres Dwight D. Eisenhower send Nation Guard to Little Rock, AR to enforce desegregation.   Fed Gov supports court mandated integration of public facilities  
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1963   show (blank)  
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Jan 23, 1964   show (blank)  
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show Civil Rights Act of 1964; outlaws racial discrimination in public accomodations and prohibits discrimiantion hiring on basis of race, sex, religion or national origin.   (blank)  
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show Voting Rights Act of '65 / authorizes Attorney General to appoint federal examiners to register voters where discrimination persists.   (blank)  
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1968   show (blank)  
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1988   show accumulates the 2nd largest number of votes in the democratic primary.  
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show becomes the 1st black to be elected govenor in the U.S. history.   Wilder, Govenor of VA, will serve in Richmond which had been the capital of the Confederate States of America.  
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What happened to thousands of glass photographic negatives of the Civil War?   show (blank)  
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John Wilkes Booth   show (blank)  
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How old was Lincoln when he died   show (blank)  
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Where was John Wilkes Booth captured and executed?   show (blank)  
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Who was the last man killed in the Civil War?   show May 13, 1865 / Battle at Poleto Ranch, TX / Confederate Victory  
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Who was arrested by Union troops on May 10, 1865?   show (blank)  
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How many men died in the Civil War   show (blank)  
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show 3.5 million   1/4 of South's men died / 13,000 from Iowa  
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Who wrote the book of civil war poem entitled "Drum Taps"   Walf Wittman   show
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show became president of Washington College   (blank)  
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show Wrote memoirs / finished July 16 / died one week later   sold 500,000 copies  
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Who once said that history is not "was," it's "is"?   William Faulkner   show
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show Age 81   (blank)  
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When did Gen Custer die?   Gen Custer died in 1876, during battle with Sue & Shian Indians   show
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When did Robert Lee die?   Died in 1870 / "Greatest mistake of my life was taking a military education."   show
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What did the emancipated slave own?   show (blank)  
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What did Nathan Bedford Forrest do after the War?   1867: joined the KKK and became the Imperial Wizard, but later quit because the organization became to violent   show
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show 62,000 men   (blank)  
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