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21 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following were considered a Border State during the Civil War?
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Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri
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The Confederacy established a ______, in an attempt to force England and France to intervene on the their behalf.
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cotton embargo
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Why was the Battle of Fair Oaks a turning point in the war?
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Confederacy General Johnston was killed and replaced by Robert E. Lee
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Modern warfare employed the following
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telegraph, railroads, ironclad ships
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Fugitive slaves who fled to join the Union Army camps were known as
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Contraband of war
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The "Mud March" was associated with which Unioin general?
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Burnside
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Which battle left the West firmly in the hands of the Union for the rest of the war?
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Murfreesboro
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Who served as head of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, which was vital for recruiting women to serve as nurses?
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Dorothea Dix
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Who served as a Civil War nurse and was the future founder of the American Red Cross?
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Clara Barton
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In 1863, one of the bloodiest domestic riots in the United States occured in what city where 120 people died in protes of the draft?
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New York City
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Drafted men could buy their way out of the service for
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$300
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During the war, ________ in the North.
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wages and prices rose
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Picket's Charge was a turning point in the battle of
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Gettysburg
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In 1865. Union troops made their final push against Richmond when they captured _______ after a long siege.
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Petersburg
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One of the most egregious incidents of violence against African-American soldiers by Confederate troops is known as the
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Fort Pillow Massacre.
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Which southern city did General Sherman capture in 1864, helping Lincoln get reelected?
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Atlanta
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The british almost joined the war against the Union due to an international incident known as the
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Trent Affair
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Who was nicknamed the "Yound Napolean"?
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George McClellan
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Which confederate general was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville?
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Jackson
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Who was the most famous photographer of the Civil War?
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Mathew Brady
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_____ led Union forces to victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in 1862
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Grant
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