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11 Cards in this Set
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The Civil War began with the...
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firing of Confederate guns on Fort Sumter
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The "cotton diplomacy" advanced by the Confederate President was based on the belief that...
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Britain would support the South because it needed raw cotton
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As a strategy for winning the Civil War, Union General Winfield Scott wanted to...
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employ a naval blockade of southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy
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The Union and the Confederate armies built up their troops by...
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relying on help from volunteers to serve in the army
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The U.S. Sanitary Commission, formed in preparation for the Civil War, is an example of the...
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role of civilians in helping Union troops get medicine, bandages, and food
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What was the main problem for the Confederate and Union armies when preparing for war?
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most soldiers were inexperienced and undisciplined
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The First Battle of Bull Run...
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shattered the Union's hope of winning the war quickly and easily
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Why did Union General George B. McClellan hesitate before launching an attack on the Confederate army in 1862?
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he had overestimated the size of the Confederate army
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The Battle of Antietam...
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shifted control of the Civil War from South to the North
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Union General George B. McClellan refused to use reserve soldiers in the Battle of Antietam because he...
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thought General Lee was gathering reserves for a counterattack
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Why did the Union find it difficult to maintain the blockade it set up to control southern ports?
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the Union navy had to patrol thousands of miles of coastline
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