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What was the name of the main General for the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Which of these states was not part of the Union? Maryland, Illinois, Pennsylvania
Maryland
Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What famous speech mentions continuing to fight for freedom?
Gettysburg Address
What was the main economy of the North and a large advantage in the Civil War?
Industry
What was the name of the main General for the North?
Ulysses S. Grant
Which of these states was not part of the Confederacy? North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas
Kentucky
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
What document freed all of the slaves in the rebellion?
Emancipation Proclamation
Where did a large majority of all battles occur?
In Southern States
Who was the general that first practiced "total war?"
William T Sherman
Which of these states is not a Union- bordering state? Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland
Illinois
Which battle was the bloodiest day of battle in U.S. history?
Antietam
What was the name of the "political" group that wanted the Emancipation Proclamation?
abolitionists
Who, before 1863, was winning most of the battles?
Confederacy
Who put Ulysses S Grant in charge of all Union troops?
Abraham Lincoln
Which was the first state to succeed?
South Carolina
What was so important about the battle of Merrimack(Virginia) and the Monitor?
First time ironsides were used
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed all slaves still in the rebellion states
Which side had the weakest battle plan in the beginning of the war?
Confederacy
What was the name of the nurse who helped greatly in the medical field, later going on to found the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What was the last state to succeed from the Union?
Texas
What was the battle where General Lee surrendered to the Union?
Appomattox Courthouse
What are the first few words to the Gettysburg Address?
Four score and seven years ago...
What river did the Union wish to capture that would split the Confederacy in half?
Mississippi River