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30 Cards in this Set
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Which one of these states was not a Border State during the Civil War?
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Illinois
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Which of the following Border States rioted against Federal Troops, leading to the declaration of martial law in that state?
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Maryland
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Which of these states was the first to secede from the United States, in December of 1860?
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South Carolina
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Which of these southern states was among the last four to secede from the United States?
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Virginia
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Which of these lists of Civil War events is in chronological order starting with the earliest?
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South Carolina secedes, Grant becomes commanding General of Union forces, Battle of Gettysburg, Surrender at Appomattox
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Which of the following was a decision that Lincoln made during the first several weeks of the Civil War?
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Suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus
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Some historians contend that this battle, which came to an end on the same day as Gettysburg (July 3, 1863) and took place on the Mississippi River, was the turning point of the Civil War?
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Battle of Vicksburg
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Which of the following was not an advantage held by the North at the beginning of the Civil War?
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Stronger military leadership
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What purpose did capturing Vicksburg serve for the Union strategy to win the Civil War?
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It completely cut off the western three states of the Confederacy from the rest of the Confederacy
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Which of the following statements about Andrew Johnson is false?
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He was impeached and convicted as President of the United States
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Which of the following was not one of the last three southern states to have Reconstruction come to an end in 1877?
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Virginia
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Which of the following states was the only one to ratify the 14th Amendment in 1866, prior to the beginning of Congressional/Military Reconstruction?
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Tennessee
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What was the final event that brought Reconstruction to an end?
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Presidential Election of 1876
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Congressional Military Reconstruction included all buy which of the following?
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"Jim Crow" Laws had to be abolished
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What President was elected as a result of the Corrupt Bargain of 1876?
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Hayes
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The Wade-Davis Bill was...
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A plan for Reconstruction of the South
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The Command of the Army Act did which of the following
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Took away the Commander-in-Chief power of the President
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Which of the following laws did President Johnson violate that got him impeached?
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Tenure of Office Act
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Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner were...
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Leaders of the Radical Republicans in Congress
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This was the first major battle of the Civil War
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Bull Run
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This battle was General Grant's first decisive victory over General Lee and forced the Confederate army to rapidly retreat toward the mountains of Virginia
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Petersburg
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This battle was the most dramatic victory of the Confederates over the Union, but ended with the death of General Stonewall Jackson
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Chancellorsville
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This battle was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War
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Antietam
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General Lee's first victory of the Civil War
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Seven Days'
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Which of the following slave owning states was not cited by Lincoln in the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Tennessee
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Why did Lincoln most likely leave this state (answer to question 25) out of the document?
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That state was not part of the Confederacy
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When did Lincoln state the Emancipation Proclamation would go into effect?
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January 1, 1863
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What power did Lincoln claim he had that allowed him to issue this proclamation?
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He was told by Congress that he had the power to pass said proclamation
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According to the Emancipation Proclamation, what does Lincoln suggest that freed blacks do?
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Find work to make money when allowed
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What is this cartoon attempting to state?
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Andrew Johnson will be found guilty in his impeachment trial
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