What action caused Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas to join the Confederacy?
After the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln issued a call for troops to save the Union
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Which one of the four border states, Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware or Maryland would have been the worst to seriously damage the North? Why?
What is Maryland would have been the worst to seriously damage the North because Washington D.C. lay within the state and if Maryland seceded the North’s government would be surrounded
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What was known as the “rebel yell” at the first Battle of Bull Run?
The “rebel yell “was the Confederates strange scream as they attacked the Yankees
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Was it the Emancipation Proclamation or the Thirteenth Amendment that truly freed the slaves?
It was the Thirteenth Amendment that truly freed the slaves.
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Lincoln ordered a blockade of Southern ports to prevent what from happening?
The blockade was ordered to prevent the South from exporting its cotton and importing the supplies necessary to continue the war.
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Name three advantages the North had over the South.
The three advantages the North had over the South were a larger population, more industry, and more resources than the South
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One Northern advantage that was not obvious until later was what?
What is Abraham Lincoln’s dedication and intelligence led the North to victory
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What was one reason for Lee’s invasion of Maryland in 1862?
One reason for Lee’s invasion in 1862 was to allow his hungry army to feed off of Maryland crops.
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At the start of the war 3.5 million enslaved people lived in the Confederacy, but by the end of the war how many enslaved people fled to areas controlled by Union armies?
By the end of the war about one fourth of the enslaved population had fled to areas controlled by the Union armies
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What was one reason for Lee’s invasion of Maryland in 1862?
One reason for Lee’s invasion in 1862 was to allow his hungry army to feed off of Maryland crops.
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What were the two main Southern aims of the war?
The two main Southern aims of the war were to win recognition as an independent nation , and to allow slavery.
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What is the name of the ironclad ship the North built?
What is the Monitor.
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What happened on May 2, when one of the Confederate companies fired on Jackson’s party by mistake?
General Stonewall Jackson got wounded, had his left arm amputated, and died a week later.
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Who else besides the African Americans who escaped slavery prove to be useful to the North as guides and spies?
Women also helped the North as guides and spies.
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What does Harriet Tubman, Rose O’Neal Greenhow, Belle Boyd, and Loretta Janeta Velazquez
have in common with each other?
Harriet Tubman, Rose O’Neal Greenhow, Belle Boyd, and Loretta Janeta Velazquez all were women spies.
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Where did the Southerners salvaged the Merrimack?
The Southerners salvaged the Merrimack in Norfolk, Virginia
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On September 13, what did two Union soldiers find that was an extraordinary piece of luck?
The two Union soldiers found a copy of Lee’s orders for his army.
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How long did the Battle of Gettysburg last?
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for three days
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What led to African American soldiers getting paid the same as white soldiers in 1864?
Protests led to African American soldiers getting paid the same as white soldiers in 1864.
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What woman founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton was the woman who founded the American Red Cross
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What law in April 1862, did the Confederate Congress pass that required men between ages18 and 35 to serve in the army for 3 years?
The law that was passed in April 1862 was the draft law.
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What Union leader took Atlanta and later “marched to the sea”?
Leader Sherman took Atlanta and later marched to the sea.
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On April 9th Lee and his troops surrendered to Grant in a small Virginia village called what?
The small Virginia village was called Appomattox Court House.
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What was the name of one of the most famous African American regiments led by white abolitionists on July 18, 1863?
The name of the most famous African American regiments led by white abolitionist is called 54th Massachusetts.
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Why did the South suffer more damage then the North?
The South suffered more damage then the North because most of the fighting occurred in the South.