Who was the Confederate President? Who was the Union President?
Jefferson Davis was the Confederate President, Abraham Lincoln was the Union President.
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Who were the people who opposed slavery?
Abolitionists
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What was the "turning point" point of the war? What year was it?
The Battle of Gettysburg in 1863
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What are two reasons the South seceded from the Union?
They thought that when Lincoln was elected they would lose their power in government, they also though Lincoln was going to force them to free their slaves.
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What year was Abraham Lincoln's re-election?
1864
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Who was Robert E. Lee? What was his opinion on slavery? What side did he fight on? Why?
A famous Confederate general who was NOT in favor of slavery but fought for the south because he was loyal to Virginia.
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What were the three stops to the Triangular Slave Trade?
Europe, Africa, America
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When and where did the war officially begin
Fort Sumter, North Carolina is were the first shots of the war were fired in April, 1861
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What is Secession?
When part of a country breaks apart from the country to form a new country.
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What were the years the Civil War was being fought?
1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865.
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Who was the most famous Union general? Who were two other Union generals aside from him?
Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous Union general, two other famous generals were George Meade and William T. Sherman.
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What was the document that freed all the slaves in the Confederate states? When was it issued? Who wrote it
Emancipation Proclamation was written by Abraham Lincoln in January 1, 1863.
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Who was Abraham Lincoln running against in his first election?
Stephen Douglas
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What was the Dred Scott Decision?
An act that made the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
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What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond, Virginia
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Who was the commanding general for the Union at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg?
General George Meade
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Why did the South want slavery?
The slaves worked in the field and cotton made a lot of money and the Slave Owners didn't need to pay the slaves.
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Who was Abraham Lincoln running in his re-election?
George B. McCallen, a former general for the Union
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What are two ways the South showed they didn't like Abraham Lincoln?
They didn't even print his name on ballets, and they seceded from the Unoin when he was elected president.
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Aside from giving speeches about slavery, what was Fredrick Douglass's other job?
He was also an advisor to President Lincoln
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What did General Sherman Do? What was it considered?
General Sherman lead Sherman's March to the Sea where he destroyed everything in his path, it was considered "Total War"
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What did Eli Whitney invent that made slaves seem more necessary?