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What is Antietam?
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The site of the bloodiest day in American history, as well as the bloodiest Civil War battle.
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What was Pickett's Charge?
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The major turning point in Gettysburg, and the Civil War. A Union charge led by George Pickett.
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What is Vicksburg?
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A Large Confederate stronghold during the Civil War.
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Who was General Sherman?
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Leader of a Union troop that drove Confederates out of Chattanooga, TN.
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Who was Clara Barton?
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The founder of the American Red Cross, who started up hospitals for wounded Civil War soldiers.
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In what ways did the South hope to convince European nations to recognize and support them?
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By not giving Europe cotton, forcing them to help the South, as cotton was somewhat of a necessity.
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What was the reaction of the Emancipation Proclamation?
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It was never passed in Senate, as most believed it would cause too much commotion, as well as they believed that the African-Americans did not deserve it.
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What were the terms of the South's surrender?
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Were allowed to leave with all of their belongings, but had to set down arms.
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What was the primary strategy of the North?
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The Anaconda Plan: to create a blockade of the South.
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What was the South's primary stategy?
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To use cotton as a source of blackmail, forcing allies to come help them defeat Union forces.
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What was the status of African American troops in the Civil War?
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African Americans were paid less than Anglo saxon troops of the same rank.
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What were the disadvantages of freeing the slaves from Lincon's perspective?
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It could anger the border states, could possibly divide Union, and believed to contradict the Constitution.
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