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12 Cards in this Set
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Where was the first battle? |
Fort Sumter, South Carolina. |
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Who held the battle at Fort Sumter? |
the Union |
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Who won in Fort Sumter? |
The Confederacy |
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What was the first casualty? |
A Confederate horse |
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What happened during 1861-1863? |
The South was winning by a landslide, Robert E. Lee was the general. |
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What was the turning point? |
The Union won at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. |
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Who was the Union's first general? |
Ulysses Grant |
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When was the Emancipation Proclamation published? |
1854
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What was its purpose? |
to free slaves in the South |
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Who was the next general for the Union? |
General William Sherman, very brutal |
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What did General Sherman most famously do? |
He burned Atlanta, cut a swath through the South, and demoralized the troops. |
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What were the effects of the Civil War? |
Preserved the Union and reconstructed the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment |
