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Unable to stop sherman's march to the sea confederate general __ whose book on military tactics was used by both sides of the war, successfully evacuated Savannah
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William Joseph Hardee
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Gen Hood was an outstanding brigade leader and is noted for his actions in the __.
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Peninsula Campaign
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Which Confederate general graduated from West Point with no demerits and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant of engineers
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Robert e. Lee
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What are two reasons for the extraordinary interest in the Civil War today?
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first conflict fought on a continental scale, huge number of deaths
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In 1860, most people lived in __ and __ products were worth more than all other national products combined.
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rural areas, farm
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By __, American __ accounted for over 50% of all exported goods.
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1860,cotton
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Which was not one of Grant's goals for the country during his second term in office
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ensure equal education, including higher education, is available to all
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Under the Missouri Compromise, how many Representatives to the House couldl Missouri have?
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1
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In the Confederate Constitution, Article 1 deals with___
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the legislative branch
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After the battle of Shiloh, __ defeated the confederate forces at perryville, but failed to follow the retreating troops and was relieved of command and never returned to battle.
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Don Carlos Buell
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The first move Lincoln made after the first battle of the civil war was __.
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a call to arms for 75000 militia
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Americans were able to grow large quantities of __, which was the number one export at the time. This was primarily because of __
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cotton, slavery
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The South had two very distinct advantages over the North at the start of the Civil War, __ and __.
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the immense size of the territory, the desire of the people to protect their homes
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Franklin Pierce served in the __ prior to being nominated for president
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mexican war
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in his inaugural address who did buchanan state would be responsible for determining the slavery issue in the states and territories
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the people of the state or territory
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The western boundary of which state was determined by the Comp of 1850
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Texas
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The confed. Const. went into effect in__.
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March of 1861
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The President and Vice President of the Confederacy served a __ year term and could run for reelection __ times.
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six, zero
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Where were Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlin, Samuel Mudd and Edman Spangler sent after their convictions for conspiracy in the Lincoln assassination plot?
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Fort Jefferson, Florida
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In Lincoln's inauguration speech he gave plain warning that he would __ the property and places belonging to the Federal Government
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"hold, occupy, and possess"
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A Civil War general was very likely to __ his opposing force commander and this resulted in __
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personally know, having a big effect on his tactical decisions
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The __ could be seen for miles as the Yankees marched to the Manassaas Junction
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dust
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Newspaper and magazine writers before the battle of bull run had reported on a __ calvary that the __ had developed
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black horse, confederacy
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The democratic convention which nominated franklin Pierce, voted __ times before finally settling on the relatively unknown Pierce
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48
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Which president in his inaugural address felt that appointments to the government office should be based on merit rather than "as rewards for partisan services"?
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Hayes
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In his inaugural address, how did Buchanan propose spending excess treasury funds?
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it shoudl be spent on a large project benefitting the entire nation
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__ abolished slavery in the District of Columbia.
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Compromise of 1850
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Daniel webster wanted to preserve __
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the Union peacefully
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After Bull Run, __ wanted to take 5000 men and crush what remained of the yankee army.
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Stonewall Jackson
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Gen Johnson, after the Battle of Bull Run erected __ along the Potomac to __.
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batteries downstream,blockade the approach to Washington
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Lee's next move after chancellorsville was __
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to invade Pennsylvania
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__ was a wooded area on the south bank of the Potomac where McClellan ordered __, who were __.
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Ball's Bluff, a group to scout the area, routed with many losses.
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Gen Fremont was known for two things __ and __.
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he began construction of a fllet of gunboats, he put US Grant in charge at Cairo
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Lincoln, in his first inaugural address resolved that__.
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states had the right to govern themselves with minimum national interference
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According to Hayes, the president "owes his election to office to the suffrage and zealous labors of a__
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political party
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__ was elected to Congress 5 times prior to serving as President.
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Buchanan
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In the Texas Declaration of Secession, what law did Texas feel was violated by the North's concept of equality of all, without regard to race or color?
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Divine Law
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bleeding kansa also called __ was a phrase coined by __
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the Border War, Horace Greeley
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An ironclad __, almost saved New Orleans but Farragut__
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Louisiana, came along while she was still tied to the bank
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Lee's next move after chancellorsville was __
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to invade Pennsylvania
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In the middle of Sept __, the confederacy was as close to a victory as it would ever be.
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1862
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__ was a wooded area on the south bank of the Potomac where McClellan ordered __, who were __.
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Ball's Bluff, a group to scout the area, routed with many losses.
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Gen Fremont was known for two things __ and __.
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he began construction of a fllet of gunboats, he put US Grant in charge at Cairo
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Lincoln, in his first inaugural address resolved that__.
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states had the right to govern themselves with minimum national interference
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According to Hayes, the president "owes his election to office to the suffrage and zealous labors of a__.
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political party
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__ was elected to Congress 5 times prior to serving as President.
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Buchanan
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In the Texas Declaration of Secession, what law did Texas feel was violated by the North's concept of equality of all, without regard to race or color
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Divine Law
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Bleeding Kansas also called __ was a phrase coined by __
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the Border War, Horace Greeley
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An ironclad __, almost saved New Orleans but Farragut__
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Louisiana, came along while she was still tied to the bank
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In the middle of Sept __, the confederacy was as close to a victory as it would ever be.
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1862
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Lee's next move after Chancellorsville was __.
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to invade Pennsylvania
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__ was a wooded area on the south bank of the Potomac where McClellan ordered __, who were __.
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Ball's Bluff, a group to scout the area, routed with many losses.
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Gen Fremont was known for two things; __ and __.
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he began construction of a fleet of gunboats, he put U.S. Grant in charge at Cairo
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Lincoln, in his first inaugural address resolved that__.
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states had the right to govern themselves with minimum national interference
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According to Hayes, the president "owes his election to office to the suffrage and zealous labors of a__
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political party
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__ was elected to Congress 5 times prior to serving as President.
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Buchanan
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In the Texas Declaration of Secession, what law did Texas feel was violated by the North's concept of equality of all, without regard to race or color
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Divine Law
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bleeding kansa also called __ was a phrase coined by __
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the Border War, Horace Greeley
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An ironclad __, almost saved New Orleans but Farragut__
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Louisiana, came along while she was still tied to the bank
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In the middle of Sept __, the confederacy was as close to a victory as it would ever be.
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1862
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At the end of August 1862 Jackson took positon __ and __.
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on the old battlefield of bull run, regained contact with Lee and Longstreet
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In early Sept of 62 McClellan marched northwest with __ to find __
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95000 men, gen lee
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In early sept of 62, McClellan knew that if __ was not caught quickly and driven below the Potomac__
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General Lee, the North had lost the war,Lee could seize washington, Lee would sweep maryland
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Which president never married
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Buchanan
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Who stated "No foresight can anticipate nor any document of reasonable length contain express provisions for all possibel question" in his inaugural address
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Abraham Lincoln
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When Hayes became presiden, the US had a non-interference policy in the affairs of foreign nations, what changes did he seek to make as president?
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None, he felt the noninterference policies had served th US well in the past and should continue
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According to the Fugitive Slave Act, who was responsible for increasing the number of commissioners if neede to reclaim fugitives
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Circuit Court
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Name the major civil war battles that occured in 1861
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Fort Sumter and First Bull Run
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In 1862, Federal force in Kentucky were led by__.
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Brig. Gen. Don Carlos Buell
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In april of 1862 after the fall of fort henry johnston and beauregard struck at __ army in the bloody__
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Grant's Battle of Shiloh
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At the end of August 1862 Jackson took positon __ and __.
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on the old battlefield of bull run, regained contact with Lee and Longstreet
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In early Sept of 62 McClellan marched northwest with __ to find __
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95000 men, gen lee
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In early sept of 62, McClellan knew that if __ was not caught quickly and driven below the Potomac__
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General Lee, the North had lost the war,Lee could seize washington, Lee would sweep maryland
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Which president never married
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Buchanan
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Who stated "No foresight can anticipate nor any document of reasonable length contain express provisions for all possibel question" in his inaugural address
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Abraham Lincoln
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When Hayes became president, the US had a non-interference policy in the affairs of foreign nations, what changes did he seek to make as president?
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None, he felt the noninterference policies had served th US well in the past and should continue
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According to the Fugitive Slave Act, who was responsible for increasing the number of commissioners if needed to reclaim fugitives?
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Circuit Court
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Name the major civil war battle that occured in 1861
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Fort Sumter and First Bull Run
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In 1862 Federal force in Kentucky were led by
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Brig. Gen. Don Carlos Buell
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In April of 1862 after the fall of Fort Henry, Johnston and Beauregard struck at __ army in the bloody__.
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Grant's, Battle of Shiloh
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The peninsular campaign, also known as __ began in __ of 1862
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seven days battles, late June
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When the Civil War started the navy was beginning to __.
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make the transtition from sail to steam for power
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In __, after Bull Run, McClellan was made __ by Lincoln.
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November of 1861, general and chief of all the armies
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Merrimac remained afloat until __.
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May 11, 1862
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Hayes proposed an amendment to the Constitution that would allow a president to serve a term of __.
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six years with no reelection
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One of Grant's goals during his second term in was to _.
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reestablish ocean commerce
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The compromise of 1850 set the western boundary of Texas on __
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the Rio del Norte and excluded all parts of New Mexico
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Susie King Taylor was the first __ to openly __ in Georgia.
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black teacher, teacher freed african americans
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Which battle came first:Atlanta, Chickamauga, Mobile Bay, Nashville
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Chickamauga
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The radical republicans after the war ended demanded __ through control of the Joint Committee on Reconstrucion
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an aggressive prosecution of the South's war leaders
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By 1864, under the __ system a man could earn as much as __ simply by joining the Union Army
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bounty, $1000
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In August of 1862, the Union force at __ retreated to the __ river.
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Cumberland Gap, Ohio
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A confederate officer, in September of 1862, lost __ and changed the course of American history.
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a copy of the orders which listed all movements of the confederate army
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the british government offered to __ between the North and the SOuth in the __ of 1862
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mediate the difficulty, late summer
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James Buchanan __ the political realities of the times and relied on the __ to settle the slavery rift developing in the nation
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misunderstood, constitution
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According to Lincoln, the chief magistrate gets his power and authority from __.
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the people
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Which president felt that the division of the Louisiana Territory into two parts, one that allowed slavery and one that didn't would eventually lead to the dissolution of the Union?
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Jefferson
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The Battle of Chickamauga took place in __, in the state of __.
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September 1863, Georgia
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What was the name of Admiral Farragut's flagship during the Battle for Mobile Bay?
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Hartford
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In the Battle of Mobile Bay, Admiral __ of the Confederate Navy was forced to surrender his ship, the __ to Adm Farragut of the Union Navy
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Buchanan, Tennessee
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Hood's failed attack on Sherman at Atlanta cost the Confederacy about __ men compared to the Union's losses of just over 3700
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8000
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When the Army of the Cumberland defeated the Army of Tennessee at the Battle of Nashville in December of 1864, they were assisted by __.
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eight black regiments
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Confederate General Hood resigned after his defeat by General Thomas at the Battle of __.
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Nashville
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In the late fall of 1862, Lincoln and Stanton gave top-secret orders to __ to launch a plan to capture __.
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McClelland, Vicksburg
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In the fall of 1862 the army of the tennessee was led by __,whose mission was to __ and __.
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Grant, hold Memphis, move down the Mississippi River
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The plan of the 3 federal armies, in the fall of 1862, was to __.
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move together and overwhelm the Confederates
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In December of 1862, Burnside crossed the __ and attacked __ army.
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Rappahannock, Lee's
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According to the Missouri Compromise, __ of the net proceeds gained by the sale of Missouri Territory was to be reserved for public roads and canals.
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5%
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The Morrill Land Grant Act of __ gave land to __ for the establishment of agricultural colleges.
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1862, states not involved in the civil war
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What was the name of the Union's unsuccessful submersible warship?
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Alligator
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At the battle of Murfreesboro, the federals lost __ men and the Confederates__
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13000,10000
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As spring of 1863 approached, Grant was at his headquarters at __, working on a plan to __.
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Milliken's Bend,attack Vicksburg
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In april of 1863, Hooker had repaired the army of the Potomac and was now planning to __.
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take Richmond
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the first part of Hooker's plan, in April of 1863 established more than__men around __
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70000, chancellorsville
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Lee gave __ a severe lesson in tactics by __ at chancellorsville.
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Hooker, splitting his army into three pieces and crushing Hooker
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__ was to be entered into the Union with or without slavery, or as a single or multiple territories depending upon their constitution.
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Nebraska
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The Missouri Compromise was repealed by the __.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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President Taylor did not think the Union would dissolve and wanted __ and __ to enter the Union as free-states.
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California and New Mexico
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Who was in charge of the Union forces when they captured Sabine Pass in 1862?
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Acting Master Frederick Crocker
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What was the first battle in Grant's overland campaign
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Wilderness
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Who was the Union general in charge of the red river expeditionary forces during the battle of Pleasant hill
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Banks
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The Liberator,an abolitionist newspaper, was published by __.
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William L Garrison
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The first of the Seven days' battles took place at __.
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Oak Grove, Va
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On __, Grant overtook Jackson, having driven off a confederate detachment at __
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May 14, 1863, Raymond
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To capture Vicksburg, Grant was reinforced with __ men.
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75000
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IN June of 1863, Hooker was told to act __ and __.
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strictly on the defensive, to follow Lee wherever Lee went
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The Confederate Constitution stated that in determining the number of representatives from each state, each state was entitled to one per__ residents
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50000
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Which was NOT included in the Kansas Nebraska Act?
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how to preform the required railroad surveys
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the __ signed into law by President Lincoln in 1862 gave federal lands to the states for educational purposes.
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Morrill Land Grant act
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general sibley used the __ river to try and take new mexico and actually reached __
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Rio Grande, La Glorieta Pass
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Who led his troops on a calvary raid then crossed 600 miles of confederate territory as a diversion for Grant, who was trying to capture Vicksburg in 1863
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Col. Grierson
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Which city became a supply base for sherman's atlanta campaign once the union broke the COnfederate siege of the city in 1863?
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Chattanooga,TN
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Which was the last Confederate seaport to be captured
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Mobile Bay,AL
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The Union victory at the Battle of __ opened the Shenandoah valley to union troops.
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Fisher's Hill,VA
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From May 19-22 1863, Grant was driven back from Vicksburg __ times before he __.
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two, trenched lines that stretched fifteen miles
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What was the Confederacy's last hope in the war?
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Lee would join Johnston in north carolina and defeat sherman, then turn on Grant
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Who were two of the first generals to emancipate slaves in their regions and permit them to enlist
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John Fremont (MO) and David Hunter (SC)
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The __ declaration of secession stated that the north "seeks not to elevate or to support the slave, but to destroy his present condition without providing a better."
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Mississippi
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The Confederate defeat at __ in March, 1862 gave the Union control of Missouri for the next two years.
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Pea Ridge, AR
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__ was a union victory and the first battle to take place in Virginia.
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Little Bethel
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Why did the confederate merchant raider alabama go to france
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after 2 years at sea and capturing over 60 ships, it needed an overhall
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The battle of __ was a crushing blow to the confederacy, ending their threat on the mississippi river.
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Memphis
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The__ was a transportation company that relocated immigrants to the kansas territory in order to increase population on the anti-slavery side
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New England Emigrant Aid company
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Northern farmers produced __ imported by great britain during th civil war period?
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more than 40% wheat and flour
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The battle of Franklin between hood and schofield in 1864 was an unnecessary loss for __ because __,
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Hood, because schofield was moving north with no orders to fight
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On March 7, 1850 Daniel Webster made a dpeech addressing President __ in favor of preserving the union.
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Taylor
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WHich president's political platform was based on support for the compromise of 1850
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Pierce
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What was the punishment for aiding and abetting a fugitive slave after the slave had been arrested?
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up to 6 months in jail, and a fine of up to $1000, plus civil damages
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