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How did Lincoln try to "keep the country together"?

He wanted to make sure no new western states adopted slavery.

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What happened on April 1, 1861 in Charleston, South Carolina?

Militia opened fire on the US Army at Fort Sumter.

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An important victory in for the Union in Pennsylvania which took the lives of more than 50,000 soldiers:

The Battle of Gettysburg

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The battle at Antietam took place in what year? In which state? How many died there?

Maryland1862; 20,000

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What were the two most important industries in the Northern states?

manufacturing and banking

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Who won the Battle of Bull Run (the Great Skedaddle)?

The Confederate Army (the South)

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How long did the Civil War last and how many people died?

Four years; 600,000

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What was the main industry in the Southern states?

agriculture

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What people were working to end slavery throughout the country?

abolitionists

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What did President Lincoln issue on January 1, 1863? What were two results?

The Emancipation Proclamation - this freed the slaves and gave the Northern troops more purpose to keep fighting

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Who was John Wilkes Boothe?

an actor and Confederate spy who assassinated President Lincoln.

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Where and when was Lincoln killed?

Ford theater in Washington, DC, on April 14, 1865

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The southern states chose to leave (secede) the country, naming themselves the

Confederate States of America

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