Civil War 1
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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
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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 did the 13th Amendment do?
It abolished slavery in America
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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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____________ is the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
Segregation
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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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What happened to Abraham Lincoln at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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Who was the Union Army General?
Ulysses S. Grant
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Who was the most important General for the Union?
General Ulysses S. Grant
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The economy of the south was heavily reliant on their __________ crops.
Cotton.
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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 name of the man who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
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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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Which was the first of the Southern States to secede?
South Carolina
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Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln making him the 16th president of the United States.
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What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
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What does a quilt/blanket symbolize when slaves were running away?
It symbolizes a station, a safe place for slaves to hide, rest, and sometimes get transportation to the next station.
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When did the Civil War end?
April 9, 1865
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How were the underground conductors risking their lives by helping slaves escape to freedom?
By helping slaves escape to freedom, the conductor could be at risk of going to jail and being fined $1,000
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Who was the Confederate army General?
Robert E. Lee
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How did the Civil War end?
On April 9th, confederate army General Lee surrendered his army, officially ending the civil war.
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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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Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
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What might be a reason for Abraham to get assassinated?
- The South lost the war, and people are angry
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Other than South Carolina, name 3 other states that Seceded from the Union?
Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Tennesse, Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas
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What was the Capital of the Confederacy
Richmond, Virginia
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Why did the North win the Civil War?
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- The North had a larger population and more industrial capacity than the South
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At What place was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford's Theater
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What is the definition of assassination?
The act of killing a famous person
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Why was the 13th Amendment created at the end of the Civil War when in 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Declaration?
The 13th Amendment was to abolish slavery, whereas the Emancipation Proclamation was to free the slaves in confederate states as the Union ceased a territory.
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Why was the Fugitive Slave Act ratified in 1850?
The Act was intended to strengthen the power of slaveholders by allowing them to recapture escaped slaved even in free states.
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What is the definition of "Emancipation."
The freeing of someone from slavery