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44 Cards in this Set
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Following the civil war, what amendment made slavery illegal in this country?
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13th amendment
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What did William Sherman lead that ended in total war? |
Sherman's march to the sea
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What military leader got nickname in the 1st battle of bull run, for standing strong and tall? |
"Stonewall" Jackson
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What battle was the official 1st battle of the civil war?
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Battle of ft. Sumter
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Who planned and executed the assassination of Abe Lincoln
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John Wilkes Booth
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What was the name for a person who wanted to end slavery? |
An abolitionist
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What name was given to northerners that were against the civil war?
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Copper Heads |
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What slave sued for his freedom in court and was denied?
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Dred Scott
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What was the name given to people in the south who supported the confederate states?
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Rebels
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decided to leave the union, and what term as given resembling an illness |
Succeed and "Successionitis"
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What was the name given to the states that stayed in the north |
"Union" |
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What was the name given to ships with iron sides
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Iron clads |
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What document stated that all slaves shall be free? |
Emancipation Proclamation
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Following the battle of Ghettysburg, what speech did Lincoln give to thank all the soldiers?
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The Ghettysburg address
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What famous book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, stirred up lots of anger about slavery. |
Uncle toms cabin |
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When the emancipation proclamation was instated why did Lincoln not make slavery illegal in the states still in the Union? |
He didn't want them to succeed to the south |
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What were the states in the union by the border that still had slavery called? |
The borderites or border states |
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What battle did the north "win" just by keeping the field |
The battle of Antietam
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What killed the most soldiers in the civil war? |
Disease and Poor medical care
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What did Lincoln use to keep real time messages with his troops? |
The telegraph
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What was the number one mode of transportation in the time? |
Railroads |
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Who was the leader of the union army?
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Ulysses S. Grant |
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What amendment stated that all men have the ability to vote?
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15th amendment
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What amendment gives the people equal rights?
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14th amendment
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For someone who didn't find slavery a problem, what would they argue was the cause of the civil war? |
States rights
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What battle did the south finally loose their "momentum"? |
Battle of Antietam
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Name the battles in order |
Ft. Sumter, 1st battle of bull run, battle of 7 days, 2nd battle of bull run, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksberg, Sherman's march to the sea, Petersburg, |
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What town did the civil war end? |
Appomattox Court House
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Who invented the cotton gin?
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Eli Whitney |
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What battle was Stonewall accidentally killed by his own men?
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Battle of Chancellorsville |
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What were the three steps to the Anaconda Plan? |
1.Blockade the South's ports 2.Take control of the Mississippi river and split the south in half 3. Take Richmond (South's capitol) |
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What was the South's plan of battle? |
To use defensive strategies |
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Who was a great military leader for the south?
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Robert E. Lee
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When was Abe Lincoln elected? |
Election of 1861
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By what percent did Abe win the vote
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He got only 40% and won still
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What compromise allowed Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state |
The Missouri compromise |
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Who won both battles of bull run?
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South
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What main job did women have during the time of the war? |
Working in factories |
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What was the North's economy based on?
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Factories and manufacturing
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What was the South's economy based on?
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Agriculture
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What were the three decisions that came out of the dred scott decision |
a citizen 1. He couldn't sue for his freedom because he wasn't a citizen2. African americans could not become citizen3. The Missouri comprimise was unconstitutional 2. African americans could not become citizen 3. The Missouri comprimise was unconstitutional unconstitutional |
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What was the compromise of 1850 |
When California was admitted as a free state if New Mexico and Utah were able to vote for slave or free. |
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What was the fugitive slave act |
A law that states a runaway slaves had almost no lefal rights and could be captyred in free states. Also people who helped slaves were affected by this as well |
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Who surrenered in appamottox court house |
Lee surendered to grant |
