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10 Cards in this Set
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What did Grant demand at the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia?
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soldiers' weapons
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Approximately how many Americans died during the Civil War?
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650,000
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states' rights
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the South's view that each state retains its identity even after it joins a compact of union with other states
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ironclads
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metal-plated warships
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What famous battle halted Lee's last invasion of the North?
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Gettysburg
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What famous speech did Lincoln give to dedicate a war cemetery for one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War?
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Gettysburg Address
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Pickett's Charge
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a valiant but vain charge by the Confederate troops to storm Cemetery Ridge during the Battle of Gettysburg
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blockade runners
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Southern merchant ships that brought supplies to Southern ports in spite of the blockade
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conscription
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compulsory enrollment of men into military service
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What state was unconstitutionally admitted to the Union in the middle of the Civil War?
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West Virginia
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