Start of Civil War

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What did they call a slave state that remained loyal to the Union?

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border state

Front

Which of the following is a formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation?

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Secession

Front

Who was the only elected president of the Confederate States of America?

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Jefferson Davis

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Skilled and experienced military leaders when the war began.

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Confederate advantage

Front

More expansive railroad network for transportation of goods and soldiers.

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Union advantage

Front

What is considered to be the beginning of the Civil War? Options: When Abraham Lincoln was elected President, When seven southern states left the union, When South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter, When President Lincoln declared war

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When South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter

Front

Which abolitionist wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

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Harriet Beecher-Stowe

Front

What declared that slaves should remain property and did not have rights that should be recognized by white society?

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the Dred Scott Decision, 1857

Front

What state was first state to secede from the Union?

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South Carolina

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A strategy to conquer the South by keeping soldiers from getting supplies

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Anaconda Plan