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Who was the President of the United States at the time?
Abraham Lincoln
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What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
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In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
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What where the people called that didn’t believe in slavery?
abolitionists
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Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beacher Stowe
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Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
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The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
200
What invention made harvesting cotton faster and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
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Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
300
What was the Atlanta Campaign?
A Union war tactic where Atlanta was completely burned and destroyed.
300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300
Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin anger northern abolitionists?
Because it showed the evil in slavery
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What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
400
Who was Sherman and what was the March to Sea?
A Union General who led a campaign from Atlanta to Savannah. He ordered troops to burn everything on the way.
400
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were destroyed.
400
What about the southern economy made slavery seem more necessary?
They were mainly agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
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Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?
to steal weapons to arm abolitionists.
500
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
500
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
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What were the effects of the war on the North?
Since most of the war was in the south, the north was not as devastating.
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Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she help during the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
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What major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy? (not including slavery)
The issue of states' rights