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10 Cards in this Set
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What is the Civil War?
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The Civil War was a war between the southern states and the northern states. The southern states didn't want to be part of the United States and wanted to govern themselves.
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When did the Civil War start and when did it end?
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It began in April 1861 and lasted till April 1865.
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Why did the southern states want to leave the Union?
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Most southern people depended on slaves to do their farm work and chores. On the other hand, the northern states believed that slavery was wrong.
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Who was president when the Civil War began?
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Abraham Lincolon
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How many people died in the Civil War?
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About 735 thousand men
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Which states left the Union?
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First was South Carolina then Alabama, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Louisianna, and Mississippi
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Which states stayed in the Union?
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Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Iland, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, Indiana, Illionis, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas
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Name 6 commanders and leaders of the Union.
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Abraham Lincolon, Edwin M. Stanton, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, David Farragut, and David D. Porter
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Name 6 commanders and leaders of the Confederate States.
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Jefferson Davis, Judah P. Benjamin, Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, Raphael Semmes, and Josiah Tattnall.
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What was the results of the Civil War?
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The Union won the war, slavery was abolished, territorial integrity preserved, dissolution of the Confederacy, and the beginning of the Reconstruction Era.
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