Civil War Causes & Important People. 8th Grade U.S History. McCoy.

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Lincoln offered this man command of the Union Army prior to the Civil War but he refused. He resigned from the U.S Army and served as the General for the Confederate forces of the South.

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Robert E. Lee

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Appointed General-in-chief of the Union Forces during the Civil War. He is known for making Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Who was president of the Union?

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Abraham Lincoln

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He was appointed President of the Confederate States of America.

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Jefferson Davis

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One of Lincoln's most trusted generals as a result of his performance during the war in the "West".

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William Tecumseh Sherman

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Confederate General in the Civil War. He earned his name at the Battle of Bull Run.

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Stonewall Jackson

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This man is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He is also the first African American soldier to receive the award. He served in the 54th regiment for the Union Army.

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William Carney

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The Union soldiers were typically called "__________".

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Yankees

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The Confederate Soldiers were typically called "________"

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Rebels

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Sectionalism is a cause of the Civil War because...

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Northerners & Southerners were loyal to their local customs and way of life.