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These were the dates of the Civil War
What is 1861-1865
100
Became Supreme Commander of the Union Armies in March of 1864
Who was General Grant
100
This was the first battle of the Civil War
What is For Sumter
100
This many soldier served, overall, in the Civil War
What is 2.4 million
100
What was the North referred to during the Civil War (i.e. ________ troops)
What is the Union
200
The Kansas Nebraska Act was passed in this year
What is 1854
200
This is where Lee surrendered at the end of the war
What is Appomatox
200
This battle was considered a turning point in the war
What is Vicksburg
200
This many soldier were killed, overall, in the Civil War
What is 620,000
200
What was the South referred to during the Civil War
What is the Confederacy
300
Lincoln was assassinated on this day
What is April 14
300
Commander of the Confederate troops
Who is Robert E Lee
300
Confederate troops failed to push through Union troops to advance further into Union Territory. July 1-3 1963
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
300
There were this many states in the Union
What is 23
300
Secede means
What is "to withdraw membership in a union"
400
This is the day the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect (full date)
What is January 1. 1963
400
This actor assassinated President Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth
400
Union Troops were driven off during this battle
What is the Seven Days Battle
400
This many Black soldiers would join the Union by the end of the war
What is 186,000
400
This document freed slaves in all states in rebellion against the United States
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
500
Lee Surrendered on this date (yr/day/month)
What is April 9, 1965
500
The President throughout the Civil War
Who was President Lincoln
500
Started in September of 1864, this "march" devastated Georgia and ended with the sacking of Savannah
What is Grant's "March to the Sea"
500
this many Union troops were involved in the "March to the Sea"
What is 60,000
500
This case confirmed the legality of slavery in the territories
What is the Dred Scott case
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