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Served as President of the United States during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
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To break away from a country.
What is secession (to secede)?
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The first armed conflict of the Civil War took place at this South Carolina site.
What is Fort Sumter?
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This document freed the slaves in the Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
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The name of the Union war strategy to squeeze the South into submission.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
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He was the commander of the Confederate Forces. The best military mind in the Civil War.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
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Peace Democrats who promised a quick end to the Civil War by allowing the Southern States to secede peacefully were known as thisssssssss term.
What are "Copperheads"
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1st major battle where General Grant was in charge of the Union Army. Northern victory cut the Confederacy into two.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
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When Lincoln says "Four score and 7 years ago" this is how many years is he talking about.
What is 87 years?
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This term means a strategy where there is no regard for the amount of destruction that is brought to the enemy's army, land, people.
What is total war?
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He started the war as a Union volunteer but later became the commanding General. Won many battles and accepted the surrender of General Lee.
Who is Ulysses S. (U.S) Grant?
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Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, and Maryland were all known as this term during the Civil War.
What is a border state?
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Bloodiest Battle of the War. 50,000 casualties helped the Union win what was the most important battle up until that point.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
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The date that the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.
What is January 1st, 1863?
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This was the nickname given to the first form of paper money used by the North to pay for the war effort.
What is "greenbacks?"
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The first and only President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
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A Soldier who is killed, injured, missing, or captured during a battle.
What is a casualty?
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The name of William T. Sherman's campaign to bring "Total War" to the South.
What is the March to the Sea?
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Gettysburg Address: Fill in the quote "A government _______________________________________________ shall not perish from this earth.
What is "of the people, by the people, for the people?"
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This loss was so bad for the Union Army that afterwards General Joe Hooker resigned in disgrace.
What is the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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This was Stonewall Jackson's real first name.
What is Thomas?
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Habeas Corpus gives you the right to have a fair and speedy trial. What does habeas corpus translate to from Latin?
What is "To have a body?"
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Grant accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House which signaled the end of the Civil War. What date did that occur?
What is April 9th, 1865.
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The date of the Gettysburg Address (Need month, day, year)
What is November 19th, 1863?
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Lincoln fired 5 Generals in the Union Army. Write the order in which he fired them.
What is Scott, McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, and Meade
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