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The Civil War

The Civil War

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The Civil War

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The _____ wanted to win quickly to preserve the Union.

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The North wanted to take the South's capital at

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Charleston

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Richmond

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Atlanta

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New Orleans

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The South believed the North

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Was weak

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Would retreat into Canada

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Would leave them be

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Would eventually get tired of the war

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How did the South try and convince the North the war was not worth fighting?

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End it quickly

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Retreat

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Prolonged it

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Secretly surrender

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Who U.S. President throughout the entire Civil war?

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Abraham Lincoln

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James Buchanan

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Andrew Jackson

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Millard Fillmore

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There were ____ border states that Lincoln fought hard to keep in the union.

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What was the blockade controlling the Mississippi River, & the strangulation of the South by Union Army & Navy called?

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Anaconda Squeeze

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Lincoln's Python

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Anaconda Plan

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Union Stranglehold

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At the beginning of the Civil War, what were the 4 border states?

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Delaware

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Missouri

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Kentucky

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Illinois

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Maryland

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The South developed what kind of strategy for the war?

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Retreat

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Defensive

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Offensive

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Surrender

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The North wanted to blockade coastal cities in the South for what 2 reasons

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Stop railroads

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Stop supplies coming in

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Stop cotton exports

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Stop army recruitment

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One in __ Union soldiers deserted the Union Army.

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Why were Black soldiers not allowed to serve at the beginning of the Civil War?

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Fear they would revolt

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Fear they would not be respected

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Fear they would desert

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Fear they would switch sides

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Who expected a quick victory?

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North

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South

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Both

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Neither

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One in __ Southern soldiers deserted the Confederate Army.

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Robert E. Lee was the head general for the

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Confederate Army

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American Army

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Union Army

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Western Army

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Joshua Chamberlain was a general for the

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American Army

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Confederate Army

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Union Army

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Western Army

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Nathan Bedford Forest was a general for the

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Union Army

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Western Army

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American Army

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Confederate Army

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Soldiers in the Civil War came from which regions of the U.S.

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North and South

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West and East

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All

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North and West

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______ were not allowed to fight until late in the Civil War.

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Which of these were Confederate generals?

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Stonewall Jackson

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George Thomas

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J.E.B. Stewart

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Braxton Bragg

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Joseph Johnston

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Ulysses S. Grant was a general for the

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Union Army

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Confederate Army

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American Army

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Western Army

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Which of these were Union Generals?

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George Meade

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Benjamin Butler

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William Tecumseh Sherman

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George McLellan

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P. G. T. Beauregard

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The South surrendered at

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Anderson's Orchard

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Crosley Field

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Appleton Farm

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Appomattox Court House

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The most famous Black regiment was the

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24th Connecticut

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54th Massachusetts

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12th Maine

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45th Pennsylvania

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What from Lincoln unified the North

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Gettysburg Address

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Green's Treaty

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Attack at Vicksburg

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Which Amendment banned slavery PERMANENTLY?

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Over how many soldiers died in the Civil War?

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100,000

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550,000

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600,000

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200,000

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The Union victory at where was the bloodiest battle in U.S. history?

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Manassas

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Hanover

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Chancellorsville

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Antietam

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Which famous battle turned the tide in favour of the Union?

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Gettysburg

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Cold Harbor

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Bennettsville

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Charleston

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The _____ won at Chancellorsville & Cold Harbor.

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Which Union victory split the South in two?

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Millsville

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Vicksburg

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Charlotte

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Mobile

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The 1st major battle of the Civil War was the Confederate victory at

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Chickamauga

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Warrensburg

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Bull Run

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Gettysburg

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What did Lincoln create that temporarily freed the slaves?

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Inman Accord

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Treaty of Ghent

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President's Edict

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Emancipation Proclamation

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What was money from the North called?

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Democrats that were opposed to war were called

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Copperheads

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Snakes

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Cobras

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Rattlesnakes

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William Tecumseh Sherman believed in

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Several Gods

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Total War

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Tactical Retreating

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War Hawks

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After the war, the economy was destroyed where?

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East

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West

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North

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South

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The Civil War metal ships were called

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Why did the North lose more soldiers than the South di?

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Almost all the war was fought in the South

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The South had superior artillery

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The South had many more soldiers

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The North retreated

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Severe food shortages led to the

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Army Riots

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Killing of families

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Bread Riots

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Children Soldiers

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