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Early Civil War
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Early Civil War for 100- The main goal of the Civil War - according to Lincoln.
What was keeping the Union together?
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Later Battles and Encounters for 100- The Union victory at the battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi split the Confederacy in two and separated these 3 states from the rest of the Confederacy.
What is TX, LA, and AR?
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Who, What, When, Where? for 100- This man had the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" and was given command of the Union Army in the later days of the war.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
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Slavery for 100- The Massachusetts 54th Regiment is known for its attack on this fort.
What is Fort Wagner, SC?
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Random for 100- Letters written by Colonel Robert Shaw would be an example of this type of evidence.
What is a primary source?
200
Early Civil War for 200- This man, although torn between the Union and the Confederacy, was eventually named commander of the Confederate army.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
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Later Battles and Encounters for 200- This Union victory in PA was significant in that Lee lost so many soldiers that the Confederates would never again invade the Union.
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Who, What, When, Where? for 200- The cash crop that funded the Confederate war effort.
What is cotton?
200
Slavery for 200- A way that slaves in the Confederate South would help the Union war effort.
What was refusing to work, breaking tools, and stealing food?
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Random for 200- True or false.... At the end of the Civil War, the Union was preserved as one United Nation.
What is true?
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Early Civil War for 300- The bombardment of this fort in April, 1861, is known today as the beginning of the Civil War. The fort was surrendered by the Union to the Confederacy.
What is Fort Sumter?
300
Later Battles and Encounters for 300- This law required all able-bodied males between the ages of 20-45 to serve in the military if called upon.
What is the draft law?
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Who, What, When, Where? for 300- Although combat during the Civil War was deadly, many died for these reasons.
What is infection and disease?
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Slavery for 300- Abraham Lincoln issued this decree freeing all slaves in the Confederacy.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
300
Random for 300- The surrender at this location ending the Civil War was designed to end any further suffering or hatred and rebuild the country as one nation rather than a confederation of states.
What is Appomattox Courthouse in VA?
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Early Civil War for 400- The Union was supplied with more manufactured goods because the north housed 91% of the country's.....
What are factories and mills?
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Later Battles and Encounters for 400- "We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain..... and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." This quote comes from.....
What is the Gettysburg Address?
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Who, What, When, Where? for 400- This man was selected as President of the Confederate States.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
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Slavery for 400- The reason Lincoln was cautious with the slavery issue at the beginning of the Civil War, especially in the states of MO, KY, MD & DE.
What is he wanted to keep those "border states" in the Union?
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Random for 400- This man won the presidential election of 1864 during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
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Early Civil War for 500- Regarding the projected length of the War, both the Union and Confederacy quickly realized this fact once the war had begun.
What is the fact that a short war was unrealistic?
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Later Battles and Encounters for 500- This general's "March to the Sea" late in the war was an example of "Total War."
Who was General William Tecumseh Sherman?
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Who, What, When, Where? for 500- This form of transportation benefited the Union and accounted for 96% of the nation's total track mileage.
What is the Railroad?
500
Slavery for 500- Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation following this bloody battle in Maryland. Although there was no clear victory, nearly 23,000 troops died.
What is the battle of Antietam?
500
Random for 500- The capital city of the Confederacy.
What is Richmond, VA?