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Which plan called for a three-part assault
on the Confederacy |
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What battle was the bloodiest single-day
battle in US history |
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This Confederate General earned his nickname
by holding up well under stressful battle conditions |
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Although President Lincoln decided merely to send in "food for hungry men," President Davis decided that the war should begin here
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Name of the bloody battle in which Condederate
forces took Union forces by surprise |
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The final surrender of the
Confederate Army took place here... |
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Which Confederate general surrendered on
April 9, 1865, bringing an end to
the Civil War |
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Abraham Lincoln gave this speech during
the dedication of a cemetery |
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What three day battle is considered the
turning point of the Civil War |
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Republican who won the presidency in 1860... |
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Southern sympathizer and actor
who assassinated President Lincoln |
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When the Civil War began, what was
Abraham Lincoln's main goal?
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In which area did the South have an advantage
over the North in the Civil War? |
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| Which of the following abolished slavery in the North? |
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What is the main reason that Lincoln did not respond
with force to the Confederate threat to
attack Fort Sumter? |
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He did not want to anger Republicans and
slave states still in the Union |
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What was the stated aim of the
Emancipation Proclamation?
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to free slaves in Union slave states |
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Which of the following was not an important
advantage of ironclad ships? |
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they could travel much faster than other ships |
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Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a
turning point in the Civil War? |
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It made the South give up the idea
of invading the North |
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Grant and Sherman's strategy of total war
targeted not only the Confederate army but also... |
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the civilian population of the South |
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Lincoln suspended _________ to deal
with dissent in the Union states |
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the writ of habeas corpus |
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Which amendment abolished slavery
throughout the United States |
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| Who shot President Lincoln? |
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The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves
only in the ___________ states |
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The Confederacy tried to gain support from which nation? |
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During the war, the Confederacy faced a
severe shortage of... |
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