Civil War Key Concepts and Figures

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Who was the president of the Confederacy?

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Jefferson Davis

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Who was the general that surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865 ending the Civil War?

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Robert E. Lee

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The most well known Confederate general was Ulysses S. Grant.

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False

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What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

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to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war by using total war

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Who was the President of the Union during the Civil War?

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Abraham Lincoln

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border state

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A state that had slaves but officially remained loyal to the United States.

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Union

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The United States of America.

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What was an advantage held by the South during the war?

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was defending their own territory.

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The Emancipation Proclamation

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freed only Confederate slaves

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This woman was a nurse during the Civil War, and later founded the Red Cross.

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Clara Barton