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Civil War
Civil War
Civil War
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This word means to withdraw.
What is secede?
100
He was the Union General who took command of the Army of the Potomac in 1864.
Who is Ulysses S Grant?
100
How did the Civil War help the economy in the North?
What is it created a boom in manufacturing?
200
He was the President of the U.S. during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
This strategy was developed by Winfield Scott in order to control the Mississippi River.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
200
Why was control of the Mississippi River so important during the Civil War?
It was an important way to transport military supplies and soldiers.
300
He was the President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
300
What is Abraham Lincoln referring to in this quote: "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe that this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free."
He is referring to sectional differences threatening to destroy the Union.
300
This was the turning point of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
400
This allowed Lincoln to send messages to his troops at "lightning" speed.
What is the telegraph?
400
This granted freedom to all African Americans in areas of rebellion against the Union of 1863.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
400
This is where the South surrender to end the Civil War.
What is the Appomattox Courthouse?
500
He was the General of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Who is Robert E Lee?
500
The spark that set off the Civil War was this event.
What is the firing on Fort Sumter?
500
This is the name of the General that used the technique of "total war" in the battle in the South.
Who is William T Sherman?