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| Who was the president who tried to keep the country together as one nation? |
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| Who assassinated President Lincoln? |
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| Who was the Abolitionist who decided to fight against slavery and led a raid on Harper's Ferry? |
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| John Brown, the raid was named the JOHN BROWN RAID |
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| How did the people in the north feel about the Abolitionist named John Brown? How did his death affect the fight against slavery? |
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| The people of the north saw him as a hero. His death fueled the Abolitionists in their fight against slavery. |
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| Who wrote the book called UNCLE TOM'S CABIN? |
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| What was UNCLE TOM'S CABIN about? |
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| It was the first book published about how terrible slavery was and it helped to bring attention to the world about the tragedy of slavery in the US |
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| Who was the President of the Confederate States of America (South)? |
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| Why did the North (Union) win the Civil War? |
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| The North (Union) won because they had factories which could make military supplies and US money. |
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| How did the North cripple the South during the Civil War? |
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| The North crippled the South by destroying their railroads and burning the South's towns and cities. |
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| Who burned Atlanta all the way to Savannah and through that action the South was forced to surrender? |
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| What name was given to the attack where General Sherman burned all the cities and towns from Atlanta to Savannah? |
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| "Sherman's March to the Sea" |
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| Who was the General for the Confederacy who finally agreed to end the war by signing the peace treaty to end the Civil War? |
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| Where was the peace treaty that ended the Civil War signed? |
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| Appomattox Court House, Virgina |
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| Who wrote "Gone with the Wind"? |
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| What was the book "Gone with the Wind" about? |
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| Written in 1939, "Gone with the Wind" was about the South in the Civil War and it was made into one of the most famous and popular movies in history. |
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| After the Civil War ended what was created buy Congress to help provide food, clothing, medical care, and legal advice to poor blacks and whites? |
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| Other than provide food, clothing, medical care, and legal advice what did the organization known as the Freedman's Bureau do? |
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| The Freedman's Bureau also set up hospitals, school, and helped many people find jobs. |
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| Who took control during the Recostruction? |
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| What name was given to the group of the northern people who moved to the South after the Civil War? |
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| What was the name of the group of southern people who supported Republican policies during the Reconstruction |
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| What name was given to former slaves who rented the land they farmed from the landowner and paid the landowner with a portion of their crops? |
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| Former slaves struggled for may years after the Civil War even though Congress passed laws; the South was determined to cause problems for them. How did the South do this? |
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| The South passed JIM CROW LAWS that segregated whites and blacks so they had separate schools, hospitals, restaurants, and everything was separate. |
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| The south was determined to control the blacks and the US Congress did little to help them for almost ______ years. |
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