What did the Republicans in Congress do to President Andrew Johnson?
Impeached him
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What was the hutting off of an area by troops or ships to keep people and supplies from moving in or out?
Blockade
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Was were two challenges faced by Civil War soldiers?
1. Threat of disease or injury
2. difficult marches
3. lack of water and poor food
4. little protection from weather
5. shortages of supplies
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Who was nicknamed "Angel of the Battlefield" because she cared for wounded soldiers during the First Battle of Bull Run?
Clara Barton
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What happened on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg?
The Confederates, led by Robert E. Lee, pushed the Union soldiers back, but missed the opportunity to pursue the Northerners and follow up their attack.
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What was the time after the war when the country was rebuliding and healing?
Reconstruction
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What were the three parts to Winfield Scott's strategy to win the war?
1. Blockade
2. Capture territory along the Missippi River
3. Attack the confederacy from the eat and west
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How did women help the war effort?
1. Women ran farms and businesses
2. became teachers, office workers, spies, soldiers, and nurses
3. sewed clothing for the soldiers
4. sent any food they could spare
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What happened on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg?
More Union soldiers had arrived. The Confederates attacked again, but the Union troops held their ground.
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Which amendment abolished slavery?
Thirteenth Amendment
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What was the plan called that Winfield Scott had that would use a blockade, attack from the east and west, and capture territory along the Mississippi?
Anaconda Plan
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What was the statement that freed all slaves in the Confederate states at war with the Union?
Emancipation Proclamation
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What difficulties did soldiers face during the war?
lack of supplies
poor shelter
difficult marches
threats of death and injury
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What happened on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg?
"Picket's Charge" occurred during the third day. General George Pickett led an attack on Union troops. Thousands of Confederates marched in the open and uphill toward the well-protected Union troops. The attack was a disaster.
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What laws enforced separation of blacks and whites?
Jim Crow Laws
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What effect did wining the Battle of Antietam have on the Union?
After the Battle of Antietam, the Union did not have to worry about Britain supporting the Confederacy.
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What was the result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Slaves in Confederate states not controlled by the Union were free, and many African Americans were encouraged to fight for the Union cause.
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What difficulties did African American soldiers face during the Civil War?
Unequal pay
the doubt in their ability to fight
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What was the Gettysburg Address?
Was a speech given by President Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. The speech made it clear that a united nation and the end of slavery was worth fighting for.
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Which amendment did African Americans become U.S. citizens?
Fourteenth Amendment
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What required men of a certain age to serve in the military if they were called?
Draft
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What is total war?
Total war is the trying to destroy not just the opposing army, but the people's will to fight.
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What difficulties did women face during the Civil War?
Women in the South faced shortages and inflation
North and South faced possibility of losing a loved one
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What was the Battle of Vicksburg?
The Union forces began a blockade of the city. They bombarded Vicksburg with cannon fire by land and sea for 48 days. Soldiers in Vicksburg faced starvation uner the Union blockade.