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  • What battle is known as the turning point of the Civil War?
    Gettysburg
  • Who was the general of the Confederate army?
    Robert E. Lee
  • What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
    it stated that all slaves in the Confederacy were free beginning January 1, 1863
  • Who became president of the United States after Lincoln was assassinated?
    Andrew Johnson
  • What happened at Appomattox Courthouse?
    The Civil War ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
  • What battle allowed the Union to gain control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in half?
    Vicksburg
  • Who led the Union forces that led a march to the sea and Georgia by waging total war on the South?
    William Tecumseh Sherman
  • What was the first battle of the Civil War?
    Fort Sumter
  • Where did the Civil War end?
    at Appomattox Courthouse
  • What did Lincoln state in his First Inaugural Address?
    That he was anti-slavery; slavery was the only issue between the north and the south; his job as president was to protect the union
  • What were some of the advantages of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
    1. Familiar with the land 2. Strong military tradition 3. Fighting to preserve their way of life
  • What did Lincoln state in the Second Inaugural Address?
    That it was time to bring the nation back together "with malice towards none and charity for all"; he wanted to be merciful to the south
  • Who was the general of the Union Army?
    Ulysses S. Grant
  • What battle is known as the single bloodiest day of the war?
    Antietam
  • During what years did the Civil War occur?
    1861-1865
  • What were some of the advantages of the Union during the Civil War?
    1. larger population 2. more money 3. more railroads and supplies
  • What were the 3 major causes of the Civil War?
    Slavery, states rights and sectionalism
  • Who was the president of the Union during the Civil War?
    Abraham Lincoln
  • In what speech did Lincoln state that "a government of the people by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth"?
    Gettysburg Address
  • Who was the president of the Confederacy?
    Jefferson Davis
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