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This 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia was named after this general
Who is General William T. Sherman?
The first battle of the Civil War fought in South Carolina
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
The first state to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina?
This area contained huge farms called plantations and had more enslaved people here.
What is the South?
The part of the country that won the Civil War
What is the North?
This person was the most successful Northern general in the Civil War.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This battle took place over the course of three days and is considered to be the turning point of the war
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Abraham Lincoln passed this document saying slaves that were living in states of rebellion against the Union were free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This area had more people and factories and most of the people opposed slavery.
What is the North?
These states continued to keep slave but did not believe in secession
What are border states?
This battle showed the North and the South that the war would be long and costly
What is the Battle of Shiloh?
The purpose of this event was to destroy everything in the Union's path to prevent the South from winning the war
What is Sherman's March to Sea?
The capital of the Confederate States of America
What is Richmond, Virginia?
The first land battle of the Civil War and a Confederacy victory
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
The location where General Lee surrendered to General Grant to end the Civil War
What is the Appomattox Court House?
The name the states that broke away from the United States called themselves
What is the Confederate States of America?
The name of the all-black Union division
What is the 54th Massachusetts?
The Union victory at this battle allowed President Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation
What is the Battle of Antietam?
Besides slavery, this issue also caused tension between the North and the South
What are states' rights?
President Lincoln was assassinated by ______ at Ford's Theater
Who is John Wilkes Booth?