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president of the confederacy |
jefferson davis |
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who started the American Red Cross? |
Clara Barton |
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He used the Declaration of Independence to create the emancipation Proclamation. |
Abe Lincoln |
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What was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment? |
One of the first all African Americans soldier force. |
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This is the side of the confederacy |
The south |
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These were the states that did not secede, but may have had slavery |
border states |
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This was the first states to secede |
South Carolina |
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Georgia was the location of this city that was captured, giving Lincoln his presidential victory |
Atalanta |
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Virginia's capital was also the capital of the confederacy |
richmond |
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Irish dock workers were replaced by African Americans and riots occurred here |
New York City |
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Stonewall Jackson dies here |
Chancellorville |
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This battle did nothing for the North's confidence |
1st battle of bull run |
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Location of the surrender of the South |
Appomattox courthouse |
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Wooden ships saw their end during this battle |
Hampton Roads |
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total war |
destroying military and civilian places |
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Mississippi River control |
main goal of the Union Army in the West |
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Copperheads |
people who were sympathetic to the south |
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the capture of fort sumpter |
start of the civil war |
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more railroads, people and industry |
advantages of the north |
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Gettysburg Address |
the speech honoring Northern soldiers by Abe L. |
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Photography |
Brought the war into the public's minds |
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Habeas Corpus |
protects citizens from unlawful imprisonment |
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contrabands |
name for escaped slaves joining the army |
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cotton diplomacy |
the idea by the south to lure Great Britain into helping by way of cotton |
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which fort did confederates attack in 1861 that marked the official beginning of the civil war |
fort sumpter |
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what were the border states between the north and the south |
1. Delaware 2. Kentucky 3. Maryland 4. Missouri |
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What were the strengths and weaknesses of the north and south? |
North- greater population and more industrial weakness- fighting in enemy territory South- greater production and military tradition weakness- lack of economy |
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what was the Union goal to gain control of the west? |
to gain control of the Mississippi river |
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How did the Union and confederate armies build up their troops? |
they relied on volunteers |
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What was the main problem for the confederate and union armies when preparing for war? |
most soldiers were inexperienced and undisciplined |
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Union/USA and Confederate strategies |
Union-to blockade southern ports and to capture the Mississippi River and to capture richmond the confederate capital Confederate- to win foreign allies through cotton diplomacy and to wear down the north and capture Washington DC the Union capital |
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Why did the Union General George B McClellan hesitate before launching an attack on the confederate army?e |
overestimated the size of the confederate army |
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Which army gained the advantage in the Battle of Antietam |
North |
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Which would be a possible news headline in a northern newspaper the day after the battle of Antietam |
Union gains an edge on the confederacy |
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What feature made the new warships developed by the south dangerous to the union army |
the ships were heavily armored with thick heavy metal plating |
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What type of warship did the south develop to take away the north's advantage at sea |
ironclad |
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why did Abe L support the abolition of slavery |
freed slaves would join the union army |
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What did the Emancipation proclamation call for? |
called for all confederate slaves to be freed |
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Which military order did Abe L issue in 1862 that freed slaves in the confederate states |
Emancipation proclamation |
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What difficulties did African American soldiers face in the civil war |
could be killed or sold into slavery if captured by the confederacy |
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Which african american unit in the civil war played a key role in the attack on south Carolina's fort Wagner |
54th Massachusetts infantry |
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What constitutional protection that protects citizens from unlawful imprisionment did Lincoln suspend in order to silence the opposition to the civil war |
Habeas corpus |
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how were prisoners of war treated during the civil war |
prisoners were often held without shelter and given little food |
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How did lincolns gettysburg address reflect ideas from the declaration of indpendence |
liberty, equaltiy and democracy |
