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What number state was Missouri when it was admitted to the Union?
The 24th state
How many total battles were fought in the Civil War?
10,500
What is generally considered the main reason for causing the Civil War?
slavery
How many major battles were fought in the Civil War?
50
What body of water was the battle of Vicksburg close to?
The Mississippi River
What did the women of Louisiana create for the soldiers during their sewing circles?
Uniforms and battle flags
Which two states joined the Union during the Civil War?
West Virginia and Nevada
Which states (north or south) moved away from farming? What were they doing instead of farming?
Northern states, industry
What Union states were isolated from the rest of the Union BEFORE the war started?
Cali and Oregon
What was the final reason most southern states decided to secede from the Union?
the election of Abraham Lincoln
What does it mean to be a border state?
They were slave states that did not want to leave the Union
List the names of 3 famous abolitionists.
John Brown, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen A. Douglas
List at least 4 causes of the civil war.
Slavery, industry v. farming, states rights, expansion, kansas-nebraska act, Abraham Lincoln, secession
What year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?
1854
Which act canceled the Missouri Compromise of 1850 and increased tensions between the free states and slave states?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What were the two territories that were admitted to the Union to decide whether or not they wanted to permit slavery by popular sovereignty?
New Mexico and Utah
What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 do?
It created a balance between the non-slave states and the slave states in the U.S.
What state was admitted as a non-slave state around the same time as the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Maine
Who was governor of Louisiana when it seceded from the Union?
Thomas Overton Moore
What was the second location and the name of the main Louisiana training site after Camp Walker was abandoned?
An area north of Lake Pontchartrain, Camp Moore
What was the name and location of the first training site in Louisiana for the civil war?
Camp Walker, Metairie Race Track
What territory was opened to slavery from the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Arkansas territory
What date did Louisiana secede from the Union?
1/26/1861
What date did Louisiana join the Confederacy?
March 21, 1861