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But by April, Fort Sumter was running short on supplies. Major Anderson told President Lincoln that unless ___ arrived soon, he would have to give up control of the fort.
What is food?
Some states in which slavery was legal nevertheless remained in the Union. These states were called
What are border states?
What 2 reasons did President Lincoln use for turning away African American volunteers?
What is he wanted the war to be about preserving the Union not slavery and he didn't want to anger the slave states that stayed in the Union?
What infamous disease ridden prison was located in Georgia, was especially bad and it is believed that thirteen thousand Union prisoners died there
What is Andersonville Prison?
Why did Lincoln inform South Carolina that the ships he was sending to Fort Sumter only carried food and supplies—no fresh soldiers, guns, or ammunition?
What is he didn't want to start a war?
Some states in which slavery was legal nevertheless remained in the Union. These were Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, and Maryland.
Which states were the border states?
Lincoln changed his mind about recruiting Black soldiers after he signed which document?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
What major misconception did both sides have just before the Battle of Manassas?
What is it would be a nice day for a picnic?
Confederate guns had fired upon the forces of the United States of America. In the eyes of the Confederacy, its gunners had
What is struck a blow for Confederate independence?
They had more factories, more people, more food and more miles of railroad tracks.
What advantages did the Union have?
Almost one out of every____ Union soldiers was Black.
What is 11?
The War would not end quickly
What fact did the Battle of Manassas make clear?
In the eyes of the Union, firing on Fort Sumter the South had started a
What is started a rebellion?
They were fighting at home?
What was a Southern advantage?
One particularly extraordinary African American who became a Civil War hero was born in Beaufort, South Carolina. In 1862, he and other enslaved individuals escaped enslavement, stole a Confederate ship, and made their way to nearby Union vessels. After the war, he went into politics and served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who was Robert Smalls?
After some time fighting what could both sides agree on?
What is a lost of enthusiasm?
The outbreak of fighting also caused more states to secede. These states were
What are Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee?
Richmond Virginia
Which city was the Confederate capital for most of the Civil War?
She first appeared on the battlefront in August 1862. The field hospital was almost out of dressings for wounds when she arrived with her mule-drawn wagon filled with supplies. She was on the scene of many battles with her wagonloads of bandages, coffee, jellies, brandy, crackers, and cans of soup and beef. After the war ended, she founded the American Red Cross, which still provides assistance to soldiers and civilians during times of conflict.
What is Clara Barton remembered for?
What event is considered the start of the American Civil War?
What is the firing on Fort Sumter?