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What was the 13th Amendment?

It abolished slavery

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People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
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Who was the President of the Union and who was the President of the Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
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What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
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In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
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Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
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What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?

The Cotton Gin

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Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
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What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
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The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
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What was the Reconstruction of the South?

It was the rebuilding of the South after all the damage from the war

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What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
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Name one Confederate General?

Robert E. Lee or Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

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Lincoln's Gettysburg address was how long?

3 minutes

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Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
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Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?

He wanted to steal weapons to arm abolitionists and slaves.

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What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
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What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
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Who was Sherman?

A Union General 

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What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed. The results of the fighting were devastating.
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Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
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Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?

She was an escaped slave and spy that created the Underground Railroad

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How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
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What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
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What were the effects of the war on the North?
Because most of the battles were fought in the South, the North did not suffer nearly as much
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