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How did the confederate constitution compare to that of the United States?

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It was very similar except it guaranteed the existence of slavery

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Who became the president of the confederacy?

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Jefferson Davis

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What were some advantages for the North?

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  • Population
  • railroads
  • manufacturing
  • farmland
  • navy
  • government leadership
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What were some advantages of the confederacy?

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  • defensive war
  • military leadership
  • southerners= good with guns
  • cotton (way to open up diplomatic channels with England and France)
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Who was the top confederate general in the civil war?

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Robert E Lee

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Which General captured fort Sumter?

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General Peter Beauregard

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Who were the “eyes and ears” of Robert E Lee

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Jeb Stuart

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What became a major disadvantage for the confederacy?

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Idea of states rights

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Who came up with the Anaconda Plan?

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General Whinfield Scott

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What were the 3 phases of the anaconda plan?

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1) Western campaign (divide and conquer)
2) Eastern campaign (attack Capitol)
3) Naval Blockade

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What was the Capitol of the confederacy?

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Richmond Virginia

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Why was the anaconda plan never fully implemented?

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It was seen as to passive

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Who eventually revisits the anaconda plan?

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Ulysses S Grant

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What was the first major land battle in the civil war?

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Battle of Bull Run

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What was bull run aka?

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Manasseh Junction

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Who did Lincoln send to try and take Richmond?

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Irvin McDowell

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Who helped turn the tide for the confederacy by having his men stand like a wall?

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Stonewall jackson

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Who won the battle of bull run

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The confederacy

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What made the civil war extremely deadly?

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Advancements in warfare

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Wooden ships with iron over top

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Iron class

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Where did the Moniter face the Merrimac?

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Hampton roads, virginia

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What was the name of the confederate ship?

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Merrimac

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What was the Merrimac nicknamed?

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The virginia

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What was the name of the union ship?

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The monitor

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After the battle of bull run, who did Lincoln send to try to take Richmond?

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George McClellan

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What battle marked the union taking Richmond?

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The second battle of bull run

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Why did Lee decide to go offensive?

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  • get fighting out of south
  • get a diplomatic superpower to recognize the confederacy
  • put pressure on Lincoln to end the war with a settlement
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What was the bloodiest battle of the civil war?

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Antietam

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Who won the battle of Antietam?

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No victor

29
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Who was nicknamed tardy george and failed to go after Lee after Antietam?

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McClellan

30
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This freed any slaves in confederate states

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Emancipation proclamation

31
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What did the emancipation proclamation almost guarantee?

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Europe would stay neutral

32
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What regiments were the first all black regiments?

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54th and 55th of Massachusetts

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Who led the 54th and 55th regiments of Massachusetts?

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Robert Gould Shaw

34
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What was the last southern stronghold along the Mississippi?

A

Vicksburg

35
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Who captured New Orleans?

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Admiral David Farragut

36
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Who laid siege to Vicksburg?

A

Grant

37
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Who surrendered at Vicksburg after 40 days?

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General Pemberton

38
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Where is Gettysburg ?

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Pennsylvania

39
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Who was the union General Attlee Gettysburg?

A

Mead

40
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Who did Lee order to charge the center of union lines?

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General Pickett

41
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What does the battle of Gettysburg mark?

A

The ride turns for the north

42
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Why was Lincoln upset with Meade?

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Meade did not follow Lee after Gettysburg and finish him off

43
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Who captured Atlanta in 1864?

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General Sherman

44
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What did Sherman’s capture of Atlanta assure?

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Lincoln’s reelection

45
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Sherman marched from Atlanta to __________

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Savannah

46
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What did Sherman want to prove during his famous march?

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That the confederate government could not protect it’s civilians

47
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What happened when Sherman reached Savannah?

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They gave up peacefully

48
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Where did Sherman go to after capturing Savannah?

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South Carolina

49
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Who was the democratic candidate in the election of 1864?

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George B Mclellan

50
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Where did Lee surrender?

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Appomattox Courthouse

51
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What party was Lincoln a leader of prior to the Republican Party?

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Whigs

52
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Where did South Carolina hold a convention to secede?

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Charleston

53
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Believed that slave states should secede as a unit

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Cooperationists

54
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Where did delegates from the Deep South meet to establish the confederate states of America?

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Montgomery Alabama

55
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Where was Jefferson Davis from?

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Mississippi

56
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Who was the Vice President of the confederacy?

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Alexander Stevens

57
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These people believed in peace at any price

A

Copperheads

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