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Who was the general for the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Where was the bloodiest battle in American history which Lee lost 1/2 of his troops and Lincoln gave his infamous speech?
Gettysburg/Battle of Gettysburg
What is another name for the North?
The Union.
What was the iconic speech did Lincoln gave after the bloodiest battle in U.S. history?
The Gettysburg Address.
What was one advantage that the South had that had to do with location?
Homefield Advantage
Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln.
What were slave states that were with the Union called?
Border States
What is another name for the South?
The Confederacy
What number president was Abraham Lincoln?
16
List the continent in which the South had made friends with due to their surplus of cotton?
Europe.
Ulysses S. Grant.
Where did the Union claim the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg/The Battle of Vicksburg.
What political party did Abraham Lincoln help create?
The republican party.
What law did Lincoln sign that freed all slaves?
Emancipation Proclamation
What was the biggest advantage that the North had due to their immense population?
More troops/soldiers.
Who was the Union general who lead the March to the Sea?
William Sherman.
Where did Lee surrender in the war?
Appomattox
Which side did slaves mainly fight for after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed?
The North/Union.
How long after the war did Abraham get shot and killed?
1 week
Which side had more land which led to more space and battles in this area?
South/Confederacy
Who did Lincoln replace McDowell with?
George McCellan
Where did Lee invade in order to control Maryland's crops?
Antietam
What side seceded from the United States of America?
The South
What new device did Lincoln communicate to the soldiers with?
The telegraph.
True or False: the South knowing the land gave them an advantage in the war?
True