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Slavery
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Reconstruction
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Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

Harriet Beacher Stowe

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People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
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Who was the President of the Union and who was the President of the Confederacy?

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

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What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
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What is reconstruction?

The rebuilding of our nation, helping the south heal after the civil war, bringing equality and freedom to African Americans. 

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What is the Fugitive Slave Act?

All run away slaves have to be returned to their owner. 

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Who was Frederick Douglass?

An escaped slave who told his story about slavery to further the abolitionist movement. 

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Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
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What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
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What did the Radical Republicans want? 

Total and full freedom for all people. 

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What was the Dred Scott Decision?

Dred sued his owner for his freedom, he was denied. 

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What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?

The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations

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Who were two major Confederate Generals?
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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What was the Atlanta Campaign?
A Union war tactic where Atlanta was completely burned and destroyed.
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What was the name of the president who was almost impeached?

Andrew Johnson

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Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?

He wanted to steal weapons to arm abolitionists.

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What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?

They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops

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What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
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Who was Sherman and what was the March to Sea?
A Union General who led a campaign from Atlanta to Savannah. He ordered troops to burn everything on the way.
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What was the 13th amendment?

Slavery is illegal. 

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Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?

The issue of states' rights

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Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?

She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad

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How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
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What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
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What were black codes?

Laws the restricted the rights of African Americans and gave whites the freedom to segregate.