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Causes of the Civil War
Battles
Leaders
Slavery
Miscellaneous
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List one cause of the Civil War
Slavery, States' Rights, or Lincoln's Election
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What was the turning point of the war?
The Battle of Gettysburg
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Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The president of the United States
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List 3 ways that slaves resisted in their daily lives.
Multiple answers
100
What was the purpose of Lincoln giving the Gettysburg Address?
The create a National Memorial Cemetary
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What did the North and South disagree about in slavery?
The North was against slavery and the South was for slavery.
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What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Fort Sumter
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Who was Robert E Lee?
The Commanding General of the Confederate Army
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What did the Missouri Compromise do? (2 things)
Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state The 36 degree 30 line
200
What was the African-American platoon called that fought at the Battle of Nashville?
13th US Colored Troops
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What did the North and South disagree on with Lincoln's election?
The South didn't like that Lincoln was against slavery in the West.
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What battle ended the Civil War?
Battle of Appomattox
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Who was 2nd in command of the Confederate Army?
Stonewall Jackson
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Who was the abolitionist who wrote the Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
300
What three things did the Emancipation Proclamation do for African-Americans?
1) Freed slaves in the Confederate States 2) Promised to maintain their freedom 3) Allowed free African-Americans to fight in the military
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How did the North and South view states' rights?
The North wanted a strong central government and the South wanted strong states' rights
400
What was unusual about the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Nobody died
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How did Lincoln attempt to free the slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
400
Why was Harriet Beecher Stowe considered to be an abolitionist?
She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
400
Why did General Sherman go on his "march to the sea"?
The scare the southern civilians into stopping their support of the Confederacy in order to end the war quickly
500
What is an example of how slavery divided the country?
Multiple answers...
500
Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important?
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
500
Why did some Northerners not agree completely with the Emancipation Proclamation?
It only freed the slaves in states that had seceded. There were still slaves in the border states.
500
How did the Dred Scott Case decide on how the government viewed all African-Americans?
They were not and would never become citizens
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What did President Lincoln encouraged the Northerners to do in the Gettysburg Address?
Continue fighting to win the war so that the dead would not have died in vain