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1
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On which physical feature is Vicksburg located

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Mississippi River(a critical supply line)

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At the dedication of the cemetery at which battlefield Lincoln says Civil War ‘new birth of free

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Gettysburg

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The aim of ‘total war’ as practiced by Union generals Grant and sherman

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to break the Southerners’ will to fight

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Which of the following abolished slavery in the Confederacy

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the Emancipation Proclamation

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Who did Lincoln chose as his running make in 1864

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Andrew Johnson

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Which of the following policies was implemented as a part of the compromise of 1850

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passage of a new fugitive slave act

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Nativist fears were directed mostly at which of the following groups in the early and mid 19th century in America

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Irish immigrants

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1854 kansas-nebraska led to which of the following outcomes

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the Missouri compromise of 1820 was repealed

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Lincoln’s military strategy at the beginning of the Civil War

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Strike immediately against the confederal cap in Richmond Virginia

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What was the confederacy seeking to achieve with the war in 1861

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permanent independence and to be left alone

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Under popular soventary who would decide whether slavery would be allowed in territory

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residence in the territory

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What 1858 event catapulted Lincoln to national prominence

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-the debates with Senator Stephen Douglas

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13
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What was the major cause of death for civil war soldiers

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disease and infection

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14
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Which pair or battle was the turning point of the war

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Vicksburg and Gettysburg

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What happened at the appomattox courthouse

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General lee signed the confederacy’s surrenders

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What did the Supreme Court declare in the Dred Scott decision

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Being in a free state did not free slaves

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What was an important effect of the emancipation proclamation

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gave moral purpose of the war

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18
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How did Lincoln fare in the 1864 presidential election

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he was swept to victory in the wake of Sherman’s capture of Atlanta

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Greatest impact of John Brown raid on harpers ferry

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the raid deepend the division between north and south

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Opposed by congress in Jan 1865, the 13th amendment

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prohibited slavery throughout the US

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Which chief Justice of the US supreme court authorized the majority opinion in Dred Scott V. Sandford

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Roger B. Taney

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22
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Who adopted the Doctrine of Nullification and why

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South Carolina, to nullify the tariffs

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How did the Doctrine of Nullification nullify the tariffs

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ruled them unconstitutional and unenforceable in the state

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What did the Doctrine of Nullification help lead up to

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the secession

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25
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What caused the Doctrine of Secession

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Lincoln’s election

26
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When South Carolina seceded from the Union, what else happened after

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South Carolina declared itself free; 11 states followed and became the Confederacy

27
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What helped lead up to the Civil War

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Doctrine of Secession

28
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What is the Manifest Destiny

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American’s sudden urge to expand westward across the North American continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

29
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What is the Temperance Movement

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A campaign to eliminate alcohol consumption

30
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What is the Oneida Community

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Small societies dedicated to social and political perfection

31
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What was the abolitionist Movement

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Movement taken to end slavery in the 1800s.

32
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What is the Underground Railroad

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A network of secret routes and safe houses established in the early to mid 1800s; used by slaves to escape into free states

33
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What did the Missouri Compromise do

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Made slavery illegal above the 36-30 line

34
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How much support did the Compromise of 1850 win

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very little in the North and South

35
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What did the Compromise of 1850 divide

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the Whig Party

36
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Who did the Compromise of 1850 diffuse tensions between

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between the North and South leading up to the Civil War

37
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What were the 5 separate bills that happened in the Compromise of 1850

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  1. The Fugitive Slave Act
  2. California was admitted as a free state
  3. dispute between boundaries over New Mexico and Texas was settled(ruling was in favor of New Mexico)
  4. Abolished the slave trade in the district of Columbia
  5. The conquered territory from Mexico was organized into Utah and New Mexico, and the residents were given popular sovereignty over slavery
38
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What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to

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Abraham Lincoln’s presidential election and the creation of the Republican party

39
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What happened in the Election of 1860

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Abraham Lincoln won a four-way election with under 40% of the popular vote; he also easily won the electoral vote

40
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What did the Dred Scott vs Stanford Case say

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that African Americans are not citizens therefore the Constitution will not protect them

41
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Who was the US president during the Civil War

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Abraham Lincoln

42
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What was referred to as the Union during the Civil War

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What was left of the US after the South seceded

43
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What was the Confedercy

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the US states that broke away and formed their own republic

44
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Who was Jefferson Davis

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President of the Confederate States of America

45
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What happened at Fort Sumter

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there was a stand of in South Carolina; it was the start to the Civil War

46
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What was the first major battle of the civil war

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the first battle of bull run

47
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What happened in the first battle of bull run

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General McDowell attempted to attack the Confederates by crossing Bull Run, but they were attacked first

48
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How did the first battle of bull run end

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Ended in a Confederate Victory and forced the Union to retreat to Washington D.C

49
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A politician and Commanding General for the Union, who led the Union to victory in the Civil War in 1865, then briefly served as U.S. Secretary of War.

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Ulysses S. Grant

50
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General in charge of the Confederate forces

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General Robert E. Lee

51
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What was the bloodiest one-day battle in American military history

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Antietam

52
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What did the Antietam battle show

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that the Union could stand against the confederate army

53
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What was the emancipation proclamation

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Order issued by Lincoln freeing slaves behind Confederate lines

54
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what is conscription

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Drafting of civilians to serve in the army

55
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What battle involved the largest number of casualties in the entire war

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The battle at Gettysburg

56
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What was the Gettysburg Address

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A speech made by President Lincoln during the Civil War where he declared that America must stand and fight as equals

57
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A Union general; conducted his March to the Sea, displaying total war and was one of the most able generals in the war

A

William Tecumseh Sherman

58
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Site of the Confederate surrender

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Appomattox

59
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Assassin of President Lincoln

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John Wilkes Booth

60
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Why did Lincoln run for reelection

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to appease Southern ideals to an extent to maintain peace and unity after the Civil War

61
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During the Civil War, what were the Union’s advantages (6)

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  1. larger population
  2. Industrial Economy
  3. Most natural resources
  4. Well-developed rail system
  5. A Navy to blockade trade from the South
  6. Resources weren’t being wasted on slavery
62
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During the Civil War, what were the Confederates advantages (6)

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  1. fighting on the defensive side
  2. familiar landscape
  3. higher morale
  4. Coastlines offered evasions from Union blockades
  5. Natural Resources from upper South States
  6. Military leadership

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