What battle resulted in the loss of the Mississippi River to the Confederacy?
Battle of Vicksberg
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In the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction, Republicans agreed to
withdraw federal troops from the South
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Who did General Lee surrender to at Appomattox Court House?
General Ulysses S. Grant
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What marked the beginning of the Civil War?
Battle of Fort Sumter
200
The amendment which states that no one can be kept from voting because of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" is the
15th
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Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
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What battle was considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Gettysberg
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The Freedman’s Bureau was established to:
provide former slaves with food, clothing, and education
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Who led a march from Atlanta to Savannah that destroyed buildings, farmland, and homes?
General William T. Sherman
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What was the name for the Union strategy to win the war?
Anaconda plan
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The amendment which made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the country was the
14th
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Who never lost a battle during the Civil War, but was accidentally shot by his own man?
Stonewall Jackson
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What battle was the bloodiest day in America’s history? (at that time)
Battle of Antietam
500
were codes that were designed to give the state control over blacks' behavior, and particularly, their labor. They placed harsh economic and social restrictions on the blacks.