What was one advantages of the north over the south?
What is
larger population,
miles of railroad track,
more farm land,
controlled the seas
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Why was the battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
What is the loss of troops convinced Lee to never invade the north again.
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Why did General Lee join the Confederate army?
He felt loyalty to his native Georgia
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What document did Abraham Lincoln believe was more important than the Constitution?
The Declaration of Independence
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What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
That African American Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court.
Slaves were property and slavery could spread anywhere in the U.S.
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What was one advantage of the south over the north?
What is strong military leadership, large territory made it difficult to invade and conquer
200
The first battle of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter
200
What important event took place at Appomatox Court House in 1865?
General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
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Abraham Lincoln delivered this important speech after the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gettysburg Address
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What was the main political cause of the Civil War?
States' Rights
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What was the south fighting for?
What is states' rights, defend way of life,
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Why did General Lee want to invade the North in 1863?
What is he wanted food to feed his hungry army
300
What happened to Abraham Lincoln in 1865? Who was responsible?
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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This document allowed African American soldiers to join the Union Army
Emancipation Proclamation
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Why did the South dislike tariffs?
They believed tariffs were unfair to the south because the south had to pay higher prices for imported products
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What was the north fighting for?
What is to keep country united, end slavery
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What strategies did the Anaconda Plan include?
What is divide the south, block southern ports and capture Richmond Virginia
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This document states that people are born with unalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Declaration of Independence
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This law in 1854 allowed states to vote to allow or prohibit slavery.
Kansas Nebraska Act
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What were 2 major weaknesses of the south?
What is few factories to produce guns or other supplies, limited transportation, the confederacy could be split in two if the north took over Mississippi River
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Tecumseh Sherman's bloody March to Georgia is an example of what war tactic?
What is Total War
500
What was the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Oficially freed Slaves in Confederate territory
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This document abolished slavery.
13th Amendment
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In 1856 pro-slavery and anti- slavery supporters fought for control of this state.