Civil War 1
Civil War 2
Civil War 3
Civil War 4
Civil War 5
Civil War 6
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Who was President of the Union/The United States during the War Between the States?
Abraham Lincoln
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What is the name for the new country formed by the states that decided to seceed from the U.S.?
The Confederate States of America
-or-
The Confederacy
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When a parts of a nation fight against other parts, what is this type of war called?
a civil war
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What battle started the civil war?
The attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederacy. This was a Union Fort that was in a Confederate state. They had refused to surrender.
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Who was General Robert E. Lee?
The most famous General for The Confederacy and of the civil war.
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What was the first state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
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What was the color of the Union uniforms ?
Blue
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Who was Harriet Tubman?
A "conductor" of the "Underground Railroad" who helped slaves escape to freedom.
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Declared that slaves in the Confederate states were free.
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Name an advantage the Confederacy had.
Superior military leadership
Southerners were outdoorsmen, knew weapons, rode horses.
Were fighting on their home turf
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What happened to Abraham Lincoln at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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Where did the surrender take place?
Appomattox Court House
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In the Atlanta Campaign, General Sherman took control of Atlanta. Why?
The railroad hub; to try to stop the Confederacy
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Name one major advantage the Union had in the war.
Larger Population, Abundant natural resources, more manufacturing and more railroads.
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What was the first great battle of the Civil war? This is the battle famous for having some civilians being spectators and some even having a picnic.
The Battle of Bull Run - July 1861
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Who won the civil war?
Union- the North
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What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed and for slavery to be permanently abolished.
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In what year did Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army surrender?
1865
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Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
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What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
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What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
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What was the color of the Confederate's uniform
Gray
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One cause of the Civil War is...
(List and explain one cause)
Could be-
1. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and how it opened the eyes of people in the North
2. John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
3. Issues of slavery/ states' rights
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What state is Gettysburg in?
Pennsylvania
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Who was Jefferson Davis?
A Mississippi senator that became the President of the Confederate States of America.
500
Explain why the Civil War happened in less than three sentences!
Varied; should mention slavery
500
Describe the economy of the North/ South.
(ie- what did each side specialize in?)
North- industrial
South- agriculture
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What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
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Confederate General Thomas Jackson had a nickname. What was this nickname?
"Stonewall" Jackson
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Who became President after Lincoln was assassinated?
His Vice President, Andrew Johnson