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63 Cards in this Set
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Which side had more factories, food, railroads, and soldiers?
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The Union
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What was the organization of people, houses, and trails called that helped blacks run for freedom before the Civil War?
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The Underground Railroad
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What song did the South sing to rally their troops?
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Dixie
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What blackman led a revolt in pre-Civil War years that put terror in the hearts of the Southerners?
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Nat Turner
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Who tried to start a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry?
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John Brown
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Name the most famous general of the South.
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Robert E. Lee
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The first major battle of the Civil War was the Battle of?
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Bull Run or Manasses
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Name the primary reasons the North fought the Civil War.
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To keep the Union intact and to end the slavery issue.
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What was the name of the Confederate Ironclad ship - the first ever made in the United States.
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The Merrimack
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Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
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Jefferson Davis
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What name did the Union often go by?
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Yankees
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What state became a state during the Civil War?
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West Virginia
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What was a greyback?
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A Confederate soldier or a lice.
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Why did Abraham Lincoln grow his beard?
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A little girl, Grace Bedell, wrote him a letter during his campaign telling him that more ladies would like him and tease their husbands into voting for him if he grew some whiskers.
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Name the most famous general of the Union who later became president.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Name the primary reasons the South fought the war?
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The right for the individual states to govern themselves and to protect their homes from invading Northern armies.
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What famous Southern general from the new state of West Virginia received the name Stonewall?
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General Thomas Jackson because he stood against the Union like a "stonewall."
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Who was the Great Compromiser that effectively delayed the war for quite a few years?
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Henry Clay
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What famous speech did Abraham Lincoln give that started "Four Score and Seven years ago...."
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Gettysburg Address
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What song did the North sing to rally their troops?
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic
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What was the biggest crop of the South?
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Cotton
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What was the name of the First Confederate Lady?
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Varina Davis
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Where was the first land battle of the Civil War?
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Phillippi, (W)Va
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The first gun shots were started by the Confederates at what place?
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Ft. Sumter
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Did Abraham Lincoln live to see the last surrender of the war?
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No! He saw Lee's surrender, but some of the troops further south were yet to come in. They did so shortly after his death.
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What was a bluebelly?
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A Union Soldier
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What city was the capital of the Confederacy?
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Richmond, Virginia
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What was the drinking gourd?
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The star constellation that points out the North Star.
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Who was known as Unconditional Surrender?
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U. S. Grant
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Name a famous Southern woman spy?
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Belle Boyd, Wild Rose Greenhow, etc.
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What was Kansas called during the border battles with Missouri after the Kansas-Nebraska Act before the Civil War?
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Bleeding Kansas
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What year did the Civil War begin?
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1861
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Who was Mathew Brady?
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The most famous photographer of the Civil War era.
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What was an Arkansas toothpick?
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A sword
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What name were the Confederates often called by?
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Rebels
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Who was the president of the United States of America during the Civil War?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who became president after Lincoln was shot?
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Andrew Johnson
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What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
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The Battle of Antietam
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What happened at Appomattox Court House?
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General Lee surrendered the Virginia Confederate troops to General Grant.
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How long did the war last?
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4 years
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Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
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John Wilkes Booth
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What was the judge's decision in the Dred Scott case?
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That slaves were property and had no rights in the United States.
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What was the name of the First Lady of the Union during this time?
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Mary Todd Lincoln
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Name a famous Civil War nurse who after the war, started the American Red Cross in the United States.
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Clair Barton
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What color was considered to be the Union color?
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Blue
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Name a famous Northern woman spy?
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Emma Emmonds, etc.
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The North and South had different names for the Civil War battles. How did each side name the battles?
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The North named battles after nearby rivers, creeks, or mountains while the South named them after the towns that acted as their base during the battle.
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What was a person called who was actively against slavery?
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Abolitionist
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What was the document called that freed the slaves during the War?
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Emancipation Proclamation
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What city did Sherman's disastrous march end at?
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Atlanta, Georgia
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What was the first state to secede from the Union?
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South Carolina
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What was the Union ironclad ship that battled against the Confederate's Merrimack with neither side winning a victory?
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The Monitor
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What river marked the free states from the slave states?
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Ohio River
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What battle was the turning point that led to the South's defeat?
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The Battle of Gettysburg
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Which side paid their soldiers more?
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The Union
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Who was the woman known as Moses?
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Harriet Tubman
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How many states made up the Confederacy?
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Eleven
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What is hardtack?
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A very hard cracker much depended on for food by soldiers during the Civil War.
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What was the name of the bag soldiers carried their food supplies in?
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Haversacks
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Who made the cotton gin that guaranteed a continued dependency on slavery in the South?
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Eli Whitney
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What were goober peas?
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Unsalted peanuts in the shell very popular in the South.
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How did Harriet Beecher Stowe affect the war?
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She wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin that made many take a stand against slavery.
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What color was considered to be the Confederate color?
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Gray
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