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The first attack of the war.
What is Fort Sumter
100
Lincoln said the purpose of the war was this
What is preserving the Union
100
Emancipation means...
What is the act of freeing
100
Soldiers mostly did this instead of fighting
What is drilling
100
Capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, Virginia
200
Battle with 22,700 casualties
What is Antietam
200
Two major differences between the North and South
What is Economy and Culture
200
Lincoln needed to wait until the Union had a ____________ before he could issue the Proclamation.
What is victory
200
Hospitals were located...
What is any available building
200
Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address for this occasion
What is dedication of a national cemetery
300
This battle was the turning point in the war, in favor of the Union.
What is Gettysburg
300
One part of the Proclamation allowed freed slaves to be a part of ____________.
What is the armed forces
300
People would commonly learn about the war through...
What is newspapers, photographs, and letters
300
Lincoln asked the Union to honor the dead at Gettysburg by doing this...
What is protect democracy
400
This battle cut the Confederacy in half and brought the Mississippi under the control of the Union
What is Vicksburg
400
This group of slave states did not join the Confederacy because they were afraid they would be annihilated
What are border states... Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri
400
General Order 143 was advantageous to the Union because...
What is the army gained more troops
400
Women took these roles in the war effort
What is nursing, fundraising, running businesses, caretakers
400
The Union army's plan was to take the Mississippi River and "snake" around the Confederacy so they could do this
What is cut off their supplies and divide their armies
500
Gettysburg turned around the fate of the Union by
What is boosting morale
500
The reason preserving the Union was so important to Lincoln
What is ensuring democracy will survive
500
Lincoln found this as a basis for freeing the slaves
What is a loophole.. slaves are property and property is confiscated during war.
500
This was a common treatment for gunshot wounds
What is amputation
500
Four circumstances where battles would take place were...
What is 1. near waterways and railroads, 2. in cities (especially capitals), 3. favorable terrain (high ground) 4. during warmer months