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What was the primary issue that initially sparked the American Civil War?
Slavery and its expansion into western territories.
Name the seven ‘Cotton States.’
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas.
What political effect did the Battle of Antietam have on Lincoln?
Gave Lincoln confidence to issue Emancipation Proclamation.
It freed slaves in the rebel states so they could join the Northern Army
The Emancipation Proclamation
Three factors that led to the South seceding from the Union
1.Lincoln had no support in the south
2.His election was seen as a direct threat to slavery
3.The Federal policy of using military force to preserve the Union.
Why did Southern states want to expand slavery into western territories?
To preserve slavery and prevent its disappearance.
What future role did Ulysses S. Grant hold after the war?
18th President of the United States.
What did Gettysburg halt in terms of Confederate strategy?
Stopped Lee’s invasion of the North.
What was the official name of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Proclamation 95.
The first shots of the Civil War were fired into this fort in the middle of Charleston Harbor
Fort Sumter
How did Congress initially maintain a balance between free and slave states?
By admitting states in pairs: one free, one slave.
Bloodiest single day of the war. both sides lost a combined total of 22,727 casualties in a single day.
Battle of Antietam
What famous speech did Lincoln deliver after Gettysburg?
Gettysburg Address.
First state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
When was the Emancipation Proclamation Signed
Sept 1862. It went into effect on January 1863
What was the main reason the North opposed secession?
To preserve the Union. American Nationalism.
Why do some battles have two different names?
North named after landmarks; South after towns.
What does ‘Four Score and 7 years ago’ refer to?
Signing of the Declaration of Independence, 87 years earlier.
Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced General Order No. 3, bringing the Emancipation Proclamation into effect in Texas and freeing the last slaves of the Confederacy. The anniversary of this date is now celebrated as___________
Juneteenth
Which is side is known as the "Greys"?
The South
Which ideology developed in the South before the war that contributed to secession?
White Southern nationalism.
Battle that effectively discouraged the British and French governments from recognizing the Confederacy,
Battle of Antietam
Who killed Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Amendment that abolished slavery for good
13th Amendment
Two reasons why the North Won the war
Better Finances, Technologically Superior, Larger Population, Superior Political Leadership, More Resources and Supplies