Life
This was a staple food ration during the Civil War, a hard, unleavened biscuit made from flour, water, and salt, designed to last for long periods. Soldiers often found ways to make it more palatable, like soaking it in coffee or cooking it with other ingredients
Hardtack
What was the largest mass execution in US history?
The Dakota 38
During the Civil War, President Lincoln faced the challenge of suppressing Confederate sympathizers and secessionists, leading him to suspend ________. This decision was controversial, sparking debate about the balance between presidential power and individual liberties.
The writ of Habeas Corpus
The poet Walt Whitman was driven to comment on the shocking living arrangements at ________ appalled at "the measureless torments of the...helpless young men, with all their humiliations, hunger, cold, filth, despair, hope utterly given out, and the more and more frequent mental imbecility."
Prison Camps (Prisoner of War Encampments)
The Sand Creek Massacre took place in ______ during the war, in which 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people composed mostly of women, children, and the elderly were killed by the US military
Colorado
By issuing the ______ Lincoln aimed to weaken the Confederate war effort and cast the Union cause as a fight for freedom. This also allowed the Union to recruit and utilize African American soldiers.
The Emancipation Proclamation
Although present in both the North and the South during the war ____ was felt more strongly in the South. For example, a pound of bacon cost 12.5 cents in 1861; it was $11 in 1865.
inflation
Native Americans fought in the Civil War for which side?
both (equally)
What was Lincoln's most famous speech delivered during the War?
The Gettysburg Address
This faction of the democratic party that formed in the Union during the war pushed for peace and settlement with the Confederacy
The Copperheads
During the American Civil War, Opothleyahola, a _____ chief, was among a minority of his tribe who supported the Union.
Creek
Lincoln's win in 1860 directly led to ______.
The secession crisis
During the Civil War, where did the most significant outbreak of violence occur in response to the conscription law, resulting in four days of rioting and attacks on African Americans by Irish Immigrants
NYC
This conflict amidst the Civil War arose in Minnesota, resulting in a large-scale execution of men and the internment of hundreds of people, including women, children, and the elderly.
The Dakota Wars of 1862
During the course of the war, Lincoln's primary goal shifted from ________ to liberating the formerly enslaved.
Preserving the Union