Civil War 1
Civil War 2
Civil War 3
Civil War 4
Civil War 5
Civil War 6
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Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
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How many years did the Civil War last?
four
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What is an abolitionist?
A person who is against slavery
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What marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
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Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
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Who was Harriet Tubman?
A conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped slaves escape to freedom.
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Which state seceded first?
South Carolina
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Which states were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
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What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
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What document did President Lincoln issue with the intention of freeing enslaved people?
Emancipation Proclamation
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What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860...thought it was a threat to slavery and their economy.
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Who was John Brown?
An abolitionist who tried to start a rebellion of enslaved people at Harpers Ferry.
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What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
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What were some of the advantages of the Union?
Abundant natural resources and manufacturing, more people, railroads, etc...
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What did Abraham Lincoln believe about slavery?
That it was morally and socially wrong.
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Years of the Civil War
What is 1861-1865
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What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
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Who was Dred Scott?
A slave that sued for his freedom. Lost...was told he wasn't a citizen...just property.
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Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
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What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
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What was the main cause of the Civil War
slavery
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Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this book about the horrors of slavery.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Who was Jefferson Davis?
The president of the confederacy during the war