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Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
What document, issued by President Lincoln, declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free?
Emancipation Proclamation
Which part of the Anaconda Plan was surround the south by sea?
Part 1
Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
What was the main economic system in the South?
Who was the commanding general of the Union Army at the end of the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
What year did the Civil War begin?
1861
What military strategy did the South primarily rely on during the war?
What battle started the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What were the two main issues that led to tensions between the North and South?
Money and Slavery
Who was the lead general for the Confederate States?
Robert E. Lee
What was the main goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?
What was the overall goal of the Anaconda Plan?
Surround and strangle the south
What was the bloodiest day of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
What act allowed popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery in new territories?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which Union general led the famous "March to Sea"?
William Sherman
Which famous speech did Abraham Lincoln deliver at the dedication of a cemetery in Gettysburg?
Gettysburg Address
What was the goal of Sherman's March to the Sea?
Destroy and demoralize the south
Which battle allowed the North to capture the Mississippi River?
Battle of Vicksburg
Who did Abraham Lincoln defeat in the 1860 election?
Stephen Douglas
Which famous abolitionist led a raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859?
John Brown
What term refers to the Southern states that seceded from the Union?
Confederates
Where did the South Surrender?
Appomattox Court House
Which battle was a devastating loss for the North after being surrounded by the South?
Battle of Bull Run
What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision in 1857?
Slaves were not protected with rights from the Constitution