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35 Cards in this Set
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Republican who won the presidency in 1860
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Abraham Lincoln
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Southern sympathizer and actor who assassinated President Lincoln
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John Wilkes Booth
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hero at Vicksburg who became commander of all Union armies in 1864
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Union commander who burned a path of destruction through Georgia
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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president of the Confederacy
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Jefferson Davis
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general responsible for the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run
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Stonewall Jackson
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Union commander who seized New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Natchez
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David G. Farragut
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Union nurse who cared for the sick and wounded on the front lines
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Clara Barton
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Was the General for the Confederates during the battle of Ft. Sumter
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Beauregard
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T/F After the battle of Ft. Sumter both sides realized that the war could be longer than they thought and have a bloody struggle
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True
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T/F Northern newspapers dubbed the Union's strategy the Anaconda Plan, after a snake that wraps around its victims and sufficates them
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True
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T/F The Civil War began with the firing on Shiloh in Charleston Harbor
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False
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T/F the war's first major battle, at Antietam, was a victory for the South
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False
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T/F When African Americans were allowed to serve in the military, they could not rise in rank in the army above the white soldiers
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True
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T/F the south face food shortages because of the Union blocking ports
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True
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the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery throughout the US
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True
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T/F to help pay for war, Congress tapped into people's wealth by adding an income tax
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True
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T/F in 1881, Clara Barton helped found the American branch of the United Way, an agency whose aim is to relieve human suffering
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false
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This called for a three part assault on the Confederacy
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Anaconda plan
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This battle was the bloodiest single day battle in U.S. history
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Antietam
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this bloody battle, in which Confederate forces took Union forces by surprise, taught both sides about the necessity of sending out scouts, digging trenches, and building fortifications
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Shiloh
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this Confederate general earned his nickname by holding up well under stressful battle conditions
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Stonewall Jackson
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Which of the following abolished slavery in the North?
A. the Gettysburg Address B. the thirteenth amendment C. the Compromise of 1850 D. the Emancipation Proclamation |
D.
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Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?
A. it made the South give up the idea of invading the North B. it divided the Confederacy C. it convinced the Confederacy to surrender D. it marked the first Union victory on the battlefield |
A.
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What was Clara Barton's role in the Civil War?
A. Red Cross volunteer B. nurse on the battlefield C. ordinary soldier D. federal clerk |
B.
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Which of the following quotations is from the Gettysburg Address?
A. "we are not prepared for the suffrage. But we can learn." B. "All persons held as slaves within any State...in rebellion against the US, shall be...forever free." C. "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." D. "You are rushing into war with one of the most powerful,...determined people on earth." |
C
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Where was Lincoln Assassinated?
A. On the Battlefield B. Ford's Theater C. Camp Douglas D. Douglas Theater |
B
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Which event occurred after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed?
A. Battle of Bull Run B. The Trent Affair C. Draft Riots D. Battle of Antietam |
C
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The final surrender of the Confederate Army took place here
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Appomattox Court House
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This Confederate general surrendered on April 9, 1865, bringing an end to the Civil War
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Robert E. Lee
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With the fall of Port Hudson and this city, the Union finally achieved its goal of cutting the Confederacy in two
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Vicksburg
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Abraham Lincoln gave his speech during the dedication of a cemetery
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Gettysburg Address
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The Confederacy won an important battle here but lost a great general when Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops
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Chancellorsville
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His march across Georgia created a wide path of destruction, terrorized civilians, attracted thousands of formerly enslaved persons, and destroyed the morale of white Southerners
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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This three day battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War because it crippled the Confederacy so badly that Confederate troops would never again be able to invade a Northern state
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Gettysburg
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