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Why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
He hoped to weaken the South's ability to fight the war.
100
Northern Democrats who favored making peace with the South were called ________________.
Copperheads
100
The paper money issued by the Union government during the Civil War was called _________________ because of its color.
greenbacks
100
The last major battle in Northern territory occurred here.
Battle of Gettysburg
100
He accepted the surrender of Lee's army.
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What resulted from the Emancipation Proclamation?
African Americans rushed to enlist in the Union army.
200
To pay the costs of fighting the war, the Union government established ________________ in the North.
an income tax
200
He is known for his practice of total war.
William Tecumseh Sherman
200
He commanded the Union forces at Vicksburg.
Ulysses S. Grant
200
The person who assassinated President Lincoln was
John Wilkes Booth.
300
What was the 54th Massachusetts regiment?
one of the first African-American regiments organized in the North
300
To encourage Northern men to serve in the army, the Union government offered _________________ to those who volunteered.
bounties
300
Victory here gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
Siege of Vicksburg
300
His victory helped Lincoln win re-election in 1864.
William Tecumseh Sherman
300
After the war, the ______________________ accounted for only 12 percent of the nation's wealth and 50 percent of all farm machinery was destroyed.
South
400
Which happened at the battle for Fort Wagner?
The Massachusetts 54th regiment led the attack on the fort.
400
Some Northerners protested the draft law in a four-day rampage of violence and destruction known as the __________________.
New York city draft riots
400
He commanded the Confederate army at Gettysburg.
Robert E. Lee
400
Pickett's Charge occurred here.
Battle of Gettysburg
400
The purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution was
to end slavery in the United States.
500
To raise troops to fight the war, both sides passed draft laws, also known as ________________ laws.
conscription
500
During the war, women like _________________ collected supplies and provided nursing care for soldiers on the battlefield.
Clara Barton
500
Grant won a great victory for the Union here.
Siege of Vicksburg
500
Lee surrendered his army here.
Appomattox Court House
500
Why was the Thirteenth Amendment necessary?
because the Emancipation Proclamation had not freed all enslaved persons