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Union general

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George McClellan

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How did the economies of the North and South differ during the war?

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The Union blockade of Southern ports affected commerce in the South, causing a decrease in its economy. Also many slaves ran away. By the other hand, the supplies needed for the war created an increase in Northern economy.

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Confederate general

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Stonewall Jackson

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Confederate general

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Robert E. Lee

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Commander of Union troops in Georgia and South Carolina

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William Tecumseh Sherman

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What kind of discrimination did African-American soldiers in the Union army face?

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They were usually paid less than withes

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Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so important?

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it was considered a turning point in the war. Northerners became rejuvenated due to the fact that they had finally broken through and defeated Less’ army.

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How did General Lee have mixed success in the East?

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He successfully defended the Confederate capital and forced the Union army to retreat

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Monitor

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Union ironclad ship

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Northern Democrat who advocated making peace with the Confederacy during the Civil War

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Copperhead

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Battle won by the Confederates

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Bull Run

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Important speech by President Lincoln

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Gettysburg Address

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Why did Britain remain neutral?

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Great Britain had a large supply of cotton which means it wont need the South to sell them cotton anymore

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Abolished slavery everywhere in the United States

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Thirteenth Amendment

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Union nurse

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Clara Barton

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Name two reactions to the Emancipation Proclamation

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In the North, it gave the war a high moral purpose. Blacks could enlist in the Union army. The Proclamation also made the Confederacy more determined

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What did the Thirteen Amendment do?

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It abolished slavery everywhere in the United States.

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Commander of the Union navy

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David G. Farragut

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How did Presidents Davis and Lincoln deal with political opposition to the war?

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Both presidents expanded their presidential power and suspended the right of habeas corpus.

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What was the purpose of the U.S. Sanitary Commission?

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To help improve health conditions on both sides

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Merrimack

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Confederate ironclad ship

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Three-part Union strategy to win the Civil War

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Anaconda plan

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Drafting of civilians to serve in the army

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conscription

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Law that set up a system of federally chartered banks

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National Bank Act

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Union victory in Mississippi

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Vicksburg

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Who won the battle at Bull Run?

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The Confederates

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Union Victory

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Shiloh

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Union general

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Assassin of President Lincoln

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John Wilkes Booth

29
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What event started the Civil War?

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Confederates’ victory at Fort Sumter

30
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Which side won most of the battles for control of the Mississippi River region?

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The Union

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Antietam

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Union victory

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What happened to the economies of the North and the South as a result of the Civil War?

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The economy in the North rose quickly, in the south, it went down.

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Confederate war camp

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Andersonville

35
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Confederate victory in Virginia

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Chancellorsville

36
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Tax that takes a percentage of an individual’s income

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income tax

37
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Relief agency founded by Clara Barton in 1881

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Red Cross

38
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Union fort in Charleston, South Carolina

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Fort Sumter

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Why were Sherman’s victories important to Lincoln?

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They helped him to be reelected in a second presidential term.

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What was the result of the battle at Vicksburg?

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As a result of the battle, the Union controlled the Mississippi River.

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Site of the Confederate surrender

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Appomattox Court House

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Court order that says that a person who is jailed has to appear before the court to determine why he or she is being jailed.

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habeas corpus

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Most decisive battle of the war

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Gettysburg

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Site of Confederate massacre of more than 200 African American war prisoners

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Fort Pillow

45
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Order issued by Lincoln freeing slaves behind Confederate lines

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Emancipation Proclamation

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