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24 Cards in this Set
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76. Who was elected president in 1860?
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Abraham Lincoln.
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77. Fort Sumter-
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opening confrontation of the Civil War.
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78. What is the Emancipation Proclamation
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Proclamation that freed those slaves located in the rebelling states; allowed for the enlistment of African American soldiers.
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79. What was the turning point battle of the war?
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Battle of Gettysburg.
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80. What was the Gettysburg address
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Lincoln describes the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation that was dedicated to the proposition that “all men are created equal” and that was ruled by a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.”
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81. Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant
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Battle of Appomattox.
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82. Who said “A house divided cannot stand?”
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Abraham Lincoln.
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83. Jefferson Davis-
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U.S. senator who became president of the Confederate States of America; the capital of the Confederacy, Richmond, VA.
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84. Ulysses S. Grant-
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union military commander who won victories over the South after several other Union commanders had failed. He urged Radical Republics not to be harsh with former confederates. He was elected president and advocated rights for the freeman.
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85. Robert E. Lee-
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confederate General of the Army of Northern Virginia who urged Southerners to accept defeat and unite as Americans again; served as president of Washington College.
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86. Frederick Douglass-
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former enslaved African American who became prominent abolitionists and urged Lincoln to recruit former enslaved African Americans to join the Union Army. He advocated for the passage of 14th & 15th amendment. Served as ambassador to Haiti in the civil service after the war.
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87. What was Reconstruction?
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Restoring and uniting the United States after the Civil War ended.
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88. What was Lincoln’s view on Reconstruction?
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Reconstruction was a matter of quickly restoring legitimate Southern state governments that were loyal to the Union.
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89. What happened to Lincoln at the end of the war?
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He was assassinated.
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89. What happened to Lincoln at the end of the war? He was assassinated.
90. Who were the Radical Republicans |
People who believed that the South should be punished for their act of succession; wanted to guarantee voting and other civil rights to African Americans.
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91. Who was the ambassador to Haiti after the war?
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Frederick Douglass.
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92. 13th amendment-
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slavery was abolished permanently in the United States.
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93. 14th amendment-
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all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.
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94. 15th amendment-
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voting rights for all men.
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95. Why was Andrew Johnson impeached
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He clashed with the Radical Republicans on issues of civil rights and freed slaves.
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96. What is the Compromise of 1877? Why was it important?
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The agreement that the Radical Republicans will end the military occupation of the South. It enabled former Confederates who controlled the Democratic Party to regain power.
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97. What happened to the South after the Civil war? The
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The states were left embittered and devastated from the war. Farms, railroads, and factories were destroyed.
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98. What happened in the North after the civil war?
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The North emerged with strong and growing industrial economies, laying the foundation for sweeping industrialization of the nation.
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99. Transcontinental Railroad
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railroad that stretched across the country and transported goods and people quickly and more efficiently.
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