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A soldier who is counted as killed, wounded, captured or missing in a battle.

What is a casualty

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This is where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in South Carolina in April, 1861
What is Fort Sumter
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He was the famous actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.

Who is John Wilkes Booth

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In this year, Columbus reached the Bahamas, and became the first European to reach America and then tell others about it; he thought he had reached Asia
What is 1492
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He led the Continental Army to victory during the Revolution, served as president of the Constitutional Convention, and was elected first president of the United States in 1788.
Who is George Washington
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This word means to close a port and prevent imports or exports; the North did this successfully during the Civil War
What is a blockade
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This was the first battle of the war, in July 1861 in Virginia.
What is the Battle of Bull Run
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He was the top Confederate general during the war, and won numerous victories against the Union army
Who is Robert E. Lee
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This was the first successful English colony to be established, in Virginia in 1607.
What is Jamestown
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He wrote the Declaration of Independence, served as the third president, and purchased Louisiana from France
Who is Thomas Jefferson
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These were states where slavery was legal, but they did not secede from the Union
What are border states
300
This was the bloodiest battle of the war, fought for three days in Pennsylvania in July 1863
What is Gettysburg
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He captured Vicksburg, then became the top Union general; called "The Butcher", he finally defeated Lee's army and won the war for the Union
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
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On this date, the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, breaking the colonies away from England.

What is July 4, 1776

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He "invented" the cotton gin and developed the concept of mass production using interchangeable parts. 

Who is Eli Whitney

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This word means complete destruction of an entire land; not just military but civilian as well; Sherman's March to the Sea
What is total war
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The capture of this city on the Mississippi River in July 1863 was essential to the Union victory.
What is Vicksburg
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He died after being accidentally shot by his own men at Chancellorsville; it was a huge loss for the Confederacy.
Who is Stonewall Jackson
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This is the supreme law of the United States, written by the Founding Fathers in Philadelphia in 1787.
What is the Constitution
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He defeated the British at New Orleans in 1815, fought in numerous duels, helped found the Democratic Party, and expanded the power of the presidency.
Who is Andrew Jackson
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This was the unofficial boundary between North and South, between Free and Slave states

What is the Mason-Dixon Line

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This was the location of the Lee's surrender to Grant in 1865 in Virginia.
What is Appomattox Courthouse
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He was the former United States Senator and Secretary of War who became president of the Confederacy

Who is Jefferson Davis

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This term refers to the growth of factories and manufacturing, mostly in the North during the early 1800's; many new inventions during this time.
What is the Industrial Revolution
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He led a raid on the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, trying to lead a slave rebellion, and became a martyr for the North against slavery
Who is John Brown
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