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1st History Quiz - Civil War Flashcards

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Civil war

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Bloodiest war in America

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Maj. causes of the Civil War:

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  1. Westward expansion of slavery
  2. States’ rights
  3. Slavery
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Results of the Civil war:

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  1. over 600,000 men died
  2. The South was destroyed
  3. Slavery was ended
  4. Saved the Union
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Where & when did the war begin?

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Fort Sumter (Charleston, SC) in April 1861

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Total war:

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when a country devotes all its resources toward the war effort

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What happened April 12, 1861

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Gen. Robert Anderson surrendered to Gen. PGT Beauregard

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Results of the attack on April 12, 1861

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  1. The war had begun
  2. 3 more southern states left the Union (VA, NC, TN)
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“copperheads”

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Northerner Democrats who sympathized with the south

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Border slave states:

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Crucial to both sides! (Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, & Maryland)

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Which border state was the most important?

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Maryland

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Why was Maryland important to the South?

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One half of the South’s white population lived in these states

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North’s Advantages:

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  1. Large population
  2. Abundant industry
  3. Abundant food supply
  4. Large navy (blockade)
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North’s disadvantages:

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  1. Had to invade & conquer the South
  2. Poor military leadership
  3. Poorly trained soldiers
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South’s advantages:

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  1. United behind a cause (independence)
  2. Well trained men
  3. Superior military leadership
  4. Only had to defend their territory
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South’s disadvantages:

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  1. Lack of men, supplies, & food
  2. States’ rights
  3. Small navy
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North’s main goals of war:

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  • To save the Union
  • Later to free slaves
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South’s main goals:

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Win independence & preserve slavery

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North’s strategies to win war:

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  1. Capture Richmond (capital)
  2. Capture the Miss. River (main highway**)
  3. Blockade all southern ports (Anaconda)
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South’s strategies to win war:

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  1. Get foreign assistance
  2. Wear the North down - get them 2 quit!
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Armies/soldiers for the North & South

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North = Union/Federal
South = Confederates

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What did both sides think about the war?

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Both sides thought the war would be short

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Southern soldiers:

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Rebels

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Northern soldiers:

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Yankees

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North Commanding Officer:

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Abe Lincoln

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Robert E. Lee

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Overall commander of the Union, but he turned it down. & ended up fighting with his ppl (south)

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what did the Congress authorize:

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free land/colleges, free land homesteaders, building of trans. continental roads, & 1st income tax

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All civil battles had two names:

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North: named after rivers/streams
South: named after towns

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1st maj. battle of the war:

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1st Battle of Bull Run (Manasssas)
South won

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Generals of the 1st Battle of Bull Run:

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South: Gen. PGT Beauregard
North: Gen. Irwin McDowell

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Results of the 1st Battle of Bull Run:

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  1. Realized the war wasn’t going to be short/bloodless
  2. Need for standard colored uniform
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Turning point in naval warfare:

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Battle of the Ironclads (Moniter vs. Merrimac)

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HL Hunley

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1st submarine to sink a confederate ship

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Thomas Jackson - “Stonewall”

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General who helped the south win the 1st Bull Run Battle

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Battles that occurred in 1862

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Fort Henry & Fort Donelson

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Ulysses S. Grant:

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Union commander captured both Fort Henry & Fort Donelson “unconditional surrender”

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Result of Ulysses S. Grant’s “unconditional surrender”

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North now controlled the upper Miss. River

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Battle of Shiloh & Generals:

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a 2 day battle, bloodiest battle, & North wins!
North had: Gen. Grant
South had: Gen. Abert Sidney Johnston

38
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David Farragut

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Northern admiral who captured the Port of New Orleans

39
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WAR IN THE WEST fought to:

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control rivers

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WAR AT SEA fought to:

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cut off southern supplies (anaconda plan)

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What dilemma did the South face?

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  1. If they allowed the North to keep the fort then the new gov. would appear weak
  2. If they took the fort by force then they would be blamed for starting the war
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Vicksburg:

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The South’s last hold (fort) on the miss. river! 6 month siege!

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War in the East:

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fought 2 capture the capital cities - only 90 miles

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Gen. George McClellan:

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“Young Napoleon” - new commander of the Union Army (Army of the Potomac)

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what did Lincoln say about Gen. George McClellan?

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he said he had a case of the “slows”
Lincoln also said “Borrow the army if you’re not going to use it”

46
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Peninsula Campaign & the goal:

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“seven days battle”
goal: to capture Richmond
North: Gen. George McClellan
South: Robert E. Lee *Army of Northern VA
south victory

47
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2nd Battle of Bull Run

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Manassas, VA
south victory
*McClellan was reinstated

48
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Copperheads

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Peace Democrats - opposed the war! wanted to sue for peace

49
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Battle of Antietam

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McClellan found Lee’s battle plans
single bloodiest day in American history
North claimed victory
Gen. George McClellan was fired bc he let the south escape. He had them in the palm of his hands

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Why was the Battle of Antietam the political turning point?

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Lincoln decided to emancipate the slaves! This changes the goal of the war!

51
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Emancipation Proclomation

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freed all slaves in the South

52
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Why did the emancipation proclomation only free slaves in the south?

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Lincoln feared he would lose support of the Border States

53
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What caused Lincoln to emancipate the slaves?

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  1. Slaves were helping the Southern war effort (labor force)
  2. To help justify the growing casualties of the war
  3. It would keep England & France out of the war!
54
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Effects of proclomation:

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  1. Kept England & France out of the war
  2. Encourage slaves to run away
  3. Blacks joined up to fight as soldiers!
  4. Led to the passing of the 13th amendment which eventually abolished slavery
55
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54th Mass. Regiment:

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1st all black regiment
Commander: Robert Gould Shaw
20% - African American soldiers
“turning the tide of the Civil War”

56
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New weapons impact on war:

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New Rifled Muskets - grooved barrels
Artillery - exploding shells

the new modern weapons caused horrendous casualty rates and made the war more personal

57
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Medicine:

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  • Very primitive & unsanitary
  • infection was rampant - biggest killer
  • amputations were very common
  • no anasthesia @ first
  • 2/3 soldiers died in hospitals
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Prisoner war camps:

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  • Filthy & unsanitary
  • little food
  • poor shelter
  • Andersonville Prison(GA) was the worst!
59
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Photography:

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  • new invention
  • very popular
  • 1st war photographed in history!
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Who was the main photographer?

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Matthew Brady

61
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Women roles:

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  1. Nurses
  2. factories - sewing
  3. Gov. jobs - copyists
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Nurses: Medicine

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  1. Dorthea Dix - 1st nursing corps in North
  2. Clara Barton - “Angel of the Battlefield”
  3. Sally Thompkins - Southern nursing corps
  4. Elizabeth Blackwell - 1st women doctor in USA
63
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Spies:

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  1. Harriet Tubman - North
  2. Rose O’Neil Greenhow - South
64
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Writers:

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  1. Mary Chestnut - South (Diary)
  2. Juliet Ward - North - wrote the “Battle Hymn of the Republic
65
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Loretta Velazquez

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disgused herself as a man to be a soldier

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By 1863 very few men were volunteering, WHY?

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They tried giving bounties (cash). given to get get men to sign up! (bounty jumpers).
for the 1st time in history, Conscription (draft) became necessary

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Ways to avoid draft:

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  1. Certain professions were exempt
  2. Hire a substitute (pay)
  3. Own more than 20 slaves
68
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Battle of Fredericksburg:

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North = annihilated

69
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Battle of Chancellorsville

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Lee’s forces crushed Hooker. Lee’s greatest victory but loses Stonewall Jackson (was shot by his own men)

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Lee decided to gamble & risk all & invade the North once again. WHY?

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  1. He was running out of time (men, food, arms)
  2. The North was on verge of giving up & suing for peace
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Battle of Gettysburg

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Largest Battle in the Western hemisphere & high tide of the Confederacy

72
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Days of Gettysburg:

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Day 1. fought through the town
Day 2. Bloody day of hard fighting
Day 3. Lee gambled - all out attack @ center of line - mistake!

Union victory!!

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Lawrence Chamberlain

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Little round top. commander “hero of Gettysburg” held the hill & the Northern right flank

74
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George Pickett

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general of the north for the battle of Gettysburg

75
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What was the military turning point of the war?

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The battle of Gettysburg & dead were left & it ended up becoming a cemetary

76
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After the Battle of Gettysburg who were the speakers?

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Edward Everitt (2 hr address) & Abe Lincoln (2 min address)

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Commander of all union forces after the Battle of Gettysburg?

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Ulysses S. Grant & had the goal to take Richmond

78
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William Tecumseh Sherman

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became 2nd in general/w Grant & had a goal to take Atlanta

79
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3 huge battles in VA.. ?

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The Wilderness, Cold Harbor, & Spotsylvania

80
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Pres. Election 1864

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Democrats: George McClellan
Republicans: Abe Lincoln

81
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Key Northern Victories that turned the Pres. Election:

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  1. Atlanta fell to Sherman
  2. Part of Mobile fell (last southern port)

Lincoln wins re-election bc of these

82
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William T. Sherman’s “March to the Sea”

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destroyed everything in its path from Atlanta to Savannah to destroy South’s will to fight

83
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Where was Lee’s army trapped?

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at Appomattox Courthouse

84
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Wilmer McClean

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“The war started in my front yard and ended in my back parlor”

85
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Why were there generous peace terms?

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Lincoln, Grant, & Lee wanted to heal the wounds of hatred between the two sides

86
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Where was Lincolnc shot?

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In Ford’s Theatre while “Our American Cousin” was playing

1st presidential assassination in history!!

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Who shot Lincoln?

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An actor named John Wilkes Booth

88
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What did Ellen White say that God said about the Civil War?

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God was using the Civil War to punish both sides

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