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What was the major cause of the civil war?
Slavery
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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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In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
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What was the South in support of?
Slavery
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What part of America wasn't free?
South
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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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The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
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What was the North in support of?
Freedom for all
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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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Why did President Lincoln do the Emancipation Proclimation after the battle of Antienam?
Lincoln needed to issue it after a Union victory.
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Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
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Why did Lee's army go into Gettysburg ?
He wanted to get all the shoes
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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 were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed. The results of the fighting were devastating.
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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?
The Confederate Army surrendered, ending the war
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What were the effects of the war on the North?
Because most of the battles were fought in the South, the North did not suffer nearly as much