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16 Cards in this Set
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turning point of the war, the south lost this battle |
Battle of Gettysburg |
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Why was it important that the North defeated the Confederates in the Battle of Vicksburg? |
they gained control of the Mississippi River which stopped trade |
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Who did General Grant send to capture Atlanta, Georgia from the Conderates |
General William T. Sherman |
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capital of the confederate states |
Richmond, Virginia |
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Where did Lee meet Grant to talk about terms of surrender |
Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
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The war settled what two important issues |
1. no state could leave the Union 2. there would be no more slavery in the U.S. |
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What happened just 5 day after the war ended |
President Lincoln was shot |
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Who shot Lincoln |
John Wilkes Booth |
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our nations motto |
In God we Trust |
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founder of the American Red Cross |
Clara Barton |
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mail route between St Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento California |
Pony Express |
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railroad that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific |
Transcontinental |
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What two railroad companies joined together to build the railroad |
Union Pacific Company and Central Pacific Company |
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Where did the two railroads meet |
Promontory Point, Utah |
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man who founded Tuskegee Institue |
Booker T Washington |
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the botanist who found 118 uses for the sweet potato |
George Washington Carver |
