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32 Cards in this Set
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President Lincoln first asked what general to lead the union army? |
Robert E. Lee |
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Doctor's in the civil war did not believe in anesthetics, they thought it was better if the person was alert during surgery to be able to communicate to the surgeon: |
False |
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All of the following are ways that Southerner's tried to prevent African-Americans from voting: |
Poll tax, sponsorship requirements, black codes, KKK, lieracy tests |
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Which of the following would not accurately characterize the South after the civil war? |
All of the above would accurately characterize the South after the civil war |
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Which of the following was an advantage held by the union at the beginning of the civil war? |
22 million, railroads, navy, gold, iron, copper, 83% industry |
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President Lincoln in this passage says that at this point so many people have died that we need to create a new country in the North that has freedom so the people didn't die in vain: |
False |
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Which of the following was not a job that women on the civil war had? |
Newspaper writers |
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During the civil war battles people were being shot and wounded by the ___________ and so medical personnel had to work quickly to save lives. This led to them using crude by effective practices. Anesthesia was rarely used other than some ether. __________ was the most effective way to save a person who had been shot in the limb. ___________ was the number one killer of patients after surgery as sterilization and antibiotics were rare. The large numbers of wounded necessitated the need for women to help as __________. |
2 thousands, amputation, infection, nurses |
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President Lincoln ran for re-election in 1864 against what opponent whom he fired twice? |
McClellan |
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The South believed that they would be able to get a European ally because of King Cotton Diplomacy: |
True |
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President Lincoln in this passage says that despite this ceremony we haven't dedicated this ground, the people who found and died here already did: |
True |
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Which of the following characterizes the battle of Antietam: |
First battle that the confederates lost on union soil, bloodiest single day of the war |
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What state gained admission because of the civil war? |
West Virginia |
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Long extra content: |
Substitutes, 20, wealthy, poor, northern |
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Which of the following battles was considered a confederate victory? |
The Battle of Chancellorsville |
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President Lincoln freed all of the slaves in the rebelling states by issuing black codes on the south: |
False |
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The abolition movement in the north was strengthened by the fugitive slave act and harriet beecher stowe's book "uncle tom's cabin:" |
True |
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In this passage P\President Lincoln is stating that the civil war has proven that a nation dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal can not be successful: |
False |
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What was the name of the organization created to help former slaves in the south after the war? |
Freedman's bureau |
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Which of the following was part of the union's strategy for winning the civil war? |
Capture Richmond, gain control of the Mississippi, naval blockade of the south |
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Who was the final commander of the union army during the civil war? |
U.S. Grant |
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A war in which either side tries to inflict as much damage as possible to wear out their opponent is known as a war to attrition: |
True |
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General Grant surrenders to General Lee at Appomattox Courthouse to end the war: |
False |
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Which of the following was not a union general during the civil war? |
Not Ambrose Burnside |
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The American civil war officially started with the confederate victory at: |
Fort Sumter |
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Which of the following states joined the confederacy after the bombing of Fort Sumter? |
Virginia |
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Union president during the civil war: |
Lincoln |
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Infamous actor/confederate sympathizer that shot Lincoln 5 days after the end of the war: |
John Wilkes Booth |
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THE CONFEDERATE GENERAL THAT WAS ORDERED TO CHARGE UP CEMETERY RIDGE AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG: |
PICKETT |
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Was the republican that was given the presidency despite losing both popular and electoral vote in the compromise of 1877: |
Rutherford Hayes |
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The union general that made his famous "march of the sea" destroying the south: |
William Sherman |
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Was the confederate general shot by his own men at the battle of Chancellorsville: |
Stonewall |