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Relating to the arts, manners, and values of a society |
cultural
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Of or like the city
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urban
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Production of crops and livestock
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agricultural
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Certain to happen; unpreventable
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unavoidable
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Taxes on goods brought in or sent out to other countries
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tariff
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The making of goods by labor or machinery on a large scale
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manufacturing
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The act of announcing or declaring in an official manner
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proclamation
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The people are free to choose the issue of slavery by majority or popular vote
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Popular Sovereignty
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To withdraw formally from the Union
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seceded
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The surface features of the land (nature and man-made)
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topography
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To surround or block an area with ships
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blockade
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To favor for or against a person or thing on the basis of a certain group or class
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discriminated
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Significant; very important
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critical
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Hard; brutal; cruel
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harsh
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Destroyed; upset; overwhelmed
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devastated
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To fight or battle
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combat
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Rough; harsh; cruel
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brutal
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A sudden, complete failure
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collapse
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A strained or stressed relationship between different parts of a nation
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sectional tension
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Having different facilities or groups based on race
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segregated
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To set or make free
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emancipation
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: Thought tariffs protected business and factory workers
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North
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: Afraid England would not buy cotton from the South if tariffs were added
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South
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: small villages and large plantations
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South
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: Ex. Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas
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South
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: Anti-slavery
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North
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: Urban
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North
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: Manufacturing Region
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North
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: favored tariffs
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North
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: strong central government
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North
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: Pro-slavery
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South
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: rural
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South
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: agricultural society
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South
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: opposed to tariffs
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South
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: states’ rights
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South
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: the nation was one and could not be divided
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North
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: States had freely created the Union, and could leave
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South
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: Known as the Union
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North
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: Known as the Confederacy
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South
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: Ex. Michigan, Illinois, New York, New Hampshire
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North
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: thought the national government’s power was supreme
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North
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Issues that divided the Nation—North or South: thought they had the power to declare a national law illegal
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South
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List the border states.
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Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri
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Name a few states that seceded from the Union.
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Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Virginia, Georgia, Texas
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What formed when the counties of Virginia refused to secede from the Union?
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West Virginia
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Define border state.
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a slave state that stayed in the Union
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Which compromise divided the Louisiana Purchase?
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Missouri Compromise
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Name a few states in the Union.
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California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, West Virginia, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin
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When did the southern states secede from the Union?
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After Abraham Lincoln was elected President
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Which compromise let the southwest territories decide whether they were slave or free?
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Compromise of 1850
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Describe Popular Sovereignty.
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The people got to choose the issue of slavery which led to fighting within the state of Kansas
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Which compromise in 1820 declared Maine a free state and Missouri a slave state?
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Missouri Compromise
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Which compromise declared California a free state?
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Compromise of 1850
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Which compromise allowed the people to decide the issue of slavery and led to “Bleeding Kansas?”
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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What compromise declared popular sovereignty and led to fighting within states?
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Who was the general of the Union?
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who was offered command of the Union Army, but chose not to fight against Virginia?
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Robert E. Lee
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Who was the leader of the army of Northern Virginia?
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Robert E. Lee
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Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and said the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people?”
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who was opposed to secession, but did not believe the Union should be held together by force?
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Robert E. Lee
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Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
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Jefferson Davis
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Who was determined to preserve the Union by force if necessary?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who urged a reuniting of Americans after the Civil War?
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Robert E. Lee
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Who believed the U.S. was one nation and not a collection of independent nations?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Which general defeated Lee at Appomattox?
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Ulysses S. Grant
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After the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, what did many freed slaves do?
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join the Union Army
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Who was a skilled Confederate General from Virginia?
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Robert E. Lee
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What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Where were the first shots fired of the Civil War?
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Fort Sumter, South Carolina
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What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
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Battle of Manassas/Bull Run
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The signing of what made freeing of the slaves a new FOCUS for the war?
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Emancipation Proclamation
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What battle divided the South?
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Battle of Vicksburg
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During what major battle did the North repel Lee’s invasion?
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the Civil War?
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Appomattox Court House
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What year did the Civil War end?
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1865
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List 3 Southern port cities that faced a Union blockade during the Civil War.
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Savannah, GA; Charleston, SC; New Orleans, LA
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During what battle did the North gain control of the Mississippi River?
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Battle of Vicksburg
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List 4 ways location/topography had an influence on the Civil War.
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1. Union blockade of Southern port cities 2. Control of the Mississippi River (Vicksburg) 3. Capturing of capital cities 4. Control of high ground
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What river did the North gain in the battle of Vicksburg?
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Mississippi River
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What battle began the Civil War?
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Fort Sumter, South Carolina
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During what battle did the control of high ground influence the outcome?
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Battle of Gettysburg
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What 2 things influenced critical developments of the Civil War?
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Location & Topography
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What happened to Richmond and Atlanta toward the end of the war?
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they were burned
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Which side tried to enlist African-American sailors early in the war?
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Union (North)
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What was combat like during the Civil War?
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BRUTAL (man-to-man)
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What was Clara Barton known for creating?
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American Red Cross
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Which troops became increasingly younger and poorly equipped/clothed as the war went on?
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Southern
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Who was a Union naval sailor turned captain who was honored for bravery/heroism and became a Congressman after the war?
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Robert Smalls
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Who was the Civil War nurse who created the American Red Cross?
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Clara Barton
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Who fought for the Union, were used as cooks and laborers in the South, and were paid less than white soldiers?
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African Americans
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Who were discriminated against and served in segregated units under the command of white officers?
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African Americans
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The collapse of the Confederacy made Confederate money _?_.
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worthless
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Who was left to run businesses in the North & farms in the South?
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Women
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True/False: Families and friends were often pitted against each other.
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TRUE
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True/False: Southern troops became increasingly older and better equipped as the war went on.
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FALSE—they were increasingly younger and poorly equipped/clothed
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The South was devastated at the end of the war—which TWO cities were burned?
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Atlanta and Richmond
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What was a major killer during the Civil War?
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disease |