Civil War
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- Q1Where first shot was fired that began the civil war.Fort Sumter30s
- Q2Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.Election of 186030s
- Q3Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.Battle of Gettysburg30s
- Q4July 21, 1861. Va. (outside of D.C.) People watched battle. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson: Confederate general, held his ground and stood in battle like a "stone wall." Union retreated. Confederate victory. Showed that both sides needed training and war would be long and bloody. Known as the Battle at Manassas by SouthernersBattle of Bull Run30s
- Q5during the civil war, a devastating total war military campaign, led by union general William Tecumseh Sherman, that involved marching 60,000 union troops through Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah and destroying everything along the way.Sherman's March to the Sea30s
- Q6Confederate forces goes on the offensive in MARYLAND; bloodiest battle of the war resulting in the highest number of casualties in a single dayBattle of Antietam (Maryland)30s
- Q7where the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee To Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865Appomattox Court House30s
- Q8the right of states to limit the power of the federal governmentStates' rights30s
- Q91863, Union gains control of Mississippi, confederacy split in two, Grant takes lead of Union armies, total war beginsSiege at Vicksburg30s
- Q10declared that all slaves in the rebelling states would be free; focus of war shiftedEmancipation Proclamation30s
- Q113 minute speech by Abraham Lincoln on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg; hoped to reunite the union; Equality for ALLGettysburg Address30s
- Q12a)larger population, b)most of the factories to make supplies, c)most of the railroads located in the north, d)strong Navy, e)more money, f)they had an established governmentAdvantages of the North in the Civil War30s
- Q13Excellent millitary leaders, strong fighting spirit, knew the land, fighting was mostly on their turfAdvantages of the South in the Civil War30s
- Q14The U.S, Supreme Court decided he couldn't sue in federal court because he was legally classified as property (chattel), not a citizen.Dred Scott Decision30s
- Q15(1809-1865) Sixteenth president of the United States, he promoted equal rights for ALL Americans in the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation...determined to preserve the Union. He was assassinated in 1865, right after his reelection.Abraham Lincoln30s