Civil War Review

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Civil War Review
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What happened when the Southern states seceded?
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• They broke their ties to the United States
  forming their own country, called the Confederate
  States of America.

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Who was president of the Confederacy?
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• Jefferson Davis

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What was the Confederacy?
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• The slaveholding states that seceded from the
  Union.

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What category did the North have the biggest
advantage?
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What percent of total population did the South
have?
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During the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln spoke of
the great task remaining before us. This task
was to
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• to bring the country back together again.

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What was Ulysses S. Grants major role in the
Civil War?
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• To lead the Union army to victory

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What was a new type of ship used during the war?
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• ironclads

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He was the leading general of the Confederacy.
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Robert E. Lee
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What was the name of the most famous black
regiment?
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• 54th Massachusetts, who became famous during the
  attack on Fort Wagner.

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Why did the soldiers from the North have an
advantage over soldiers from the South?
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• The North had far more resources than the South.

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What is the name of the fort where the Civil War
began?
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Fort Sumter
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After this battle, Lincoln issued the
Emancipation Proclamation. It was also the
bloodiest day in U.S. History.
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The Battle of Antietam
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The Emancipation Proclamation declared that
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• enslaved persons in the Confederate states would
  be freed.

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Which candidate won the most popular votes?
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What was the first battle of the Civil War fought
on Northern soil?
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The Battle of Antietam
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What new weapons led to an increased casualty
rates?
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• News rifles and bullets, ironclad ships

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This was where the surrender of the Civil War was
signed.
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Appomattox Court House
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What advantages did the soldiers from the South
have?
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• They were fighting close to home
• They had better generals
• They were closer to their supplies

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What body of water is the Siege of Vicksburg near?
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Where were most of the battles of the war fought?
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How did Gettysburg and Antietam differ from most
of the battles fought during the war?
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• Both were in the North

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What was important about the 54th Massachusetts
Regiment?
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• They made up one of the first African-American
  regiments of the war

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Why was the Gettysburg important?
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• The South would never invade the North again
• The battle was the turning point of the war
• Lincoln gave a famous speech there after the
  battle

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What does each area on the map represent?
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What was Ulysses S. Grants role in the war?
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• Commander of the Union army at the end of the war
• Accepted Lees surrender at Appomattox

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Abraham Lincoln
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• President of the Union
• Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
• Gave the Gettysburg Address

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John Wilkes Booth
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Assassinated Lincoln
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Clara Barton
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• Union nurse that began the Red Cross

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William Tecumseh Sherman
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• Union General of the North that burned Atlanta
• Believed in Total War.

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Battle of Vicksburg
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• Battle which the Union won which allowed them to
  control the Mississippi River

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Battle of Antietam
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• Bloodiest single day in U.S. history
• Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  after the battle.
• One of the battles fought in the North

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Battle of Gettysburg
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• Turing point of the war - Confederacy would never
  invade Northern territory again
• Bloodiest battle of the war
• Lincolns famous speech given after the battle

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Appomattox Court House
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• Where Lee surrendered to Grant ending the Civil
  War