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1
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Antietam

Who

A

Led by McClellan and Lee

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Antietam

What

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First major battle of the Civil War to take place on Union soil

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Antietam

When

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1862

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Antietam

Where

A

MD

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Antietam

Why

A

Bloodiest single day engagement of war

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Appomattox Court House

Who

A

Lee and Grant

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Appomattox Court House

What

A

Lee surrendered to Grant

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Appomattox Court House

When

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1865

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Appomattox Court House

Where

A

VA

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10
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Appomattox Court House

Why

A

Ended military part of war

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Bull Run

Who

A

McDowell led Union forces

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Bull Run

What

A

First major battle of the Civil War

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Bull Run

When

A

1861

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Bull Run

Where

A

Manassas, VA

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Bull Run

Why

A

Severe blow to Union moral that dispelled the illusion that the Civil War would be brief

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Clara Barton

Who

A

Nurse during Civil War

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17
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Clara Barton

What

A

Founded the American Red Cross

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Clara Barton

When

A

1881

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19
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Clara Barton

Where

A

US

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20
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Clara Barton

Why

A

Helped redefine female roles

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21
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Emancipation Proclamation

Who

A

Lincoln

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Emancipation Proclamation

What

A

Declared slaves in all areas of the Confederacy free, except those already under Union control

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Emancipation Proclamation

When

A

1863

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24
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Emancipation Proclamation

Where

A

Areas of the Confederacy

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Emancipation Proclamation

Why

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Established that the war was being fought not only to preserve the Union, but also to eliminate slavery

Made it tougher for South to receive foreign aid

Political turning point

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Fort Sumter

Who

A

General Anderson, Lincoln, General Beauregard

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Fort Sumter

What

A

Beauregard attempted to seize Sumter by force

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28
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Fort Sumter

When

A

1861

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29
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Fort Sumter

Where

A

Island on harbor of Charleston, SC

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30
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Fort Sumter

Why

A

Signaled beginning of Civil War

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George B. McClellan

Who

A

Commander of the Union armies

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George B. McClellan

What

A

Encountered many good opportunities but never took advantage of them

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33
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George B. McClellan

When

A

Began in 1861

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34
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George B. McClellan

Where

A

VA front

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35
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George B. McClellan

Why

A

Extremely poor leader who was replaced

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36
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Gettysburg

Who

A

Lee and Meade

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Gettysburg

What

A

Bloody battle of the war

38
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Gettysburg

When

A

1863

39
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Gettysburg

Where

A

PA

40
Q

Gettysburg

Why

A

Turning point in the war

41
Q

Homestead Act

Who

A

Congress

42
Q

Homestead Act

What

A

Permitted any citizen or prospective citizen to claim 160 acres of public land and to purchase it for a small fee after living on it for five years

43
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Homestead Act

When

A

1862

44
Q

Homestead Act

Where

A

US

45
Q

Homestead Act

Why

A

Encouraged Westward movement

46
Q

Jefferson Davis

Who

A

President of the Confederacy

47
Q

Jefferson Davis

What

A

Rarely provided general national leadership

48
Q

Jefferson Davis

When

A

1861

49
Q

Jefferson Davis

Where

A

Confederate states

50
Q

Jefferson Davis

Why

A

Lost the Civil War

51
Q

March to the Sea

Who

A

Sherman

52
Q

March to the Sea

What

A

60 miles wide swath of desolation across GA

53
Q

March to the Sea

When

A

1864

54
Q

March to the Sea

Where

A

GA

55
Q

March to the Sea

Why

A

Ravaged GA

56
Q

Morrill Land Grant Act

Who

A

Congress

57
Q

Morrill Land Grant Act

What

A

Transferred substantial public acreage to the state governments, which were to sell the land and use the proceeds to finance public education

58
Q

Morrill Land Grant Act

When

A

1862

59
Q

Morrill Land Grant Act

Where

A

US

60
Q

Morrill Land Grant Act

Why

A

Led to the creation of many new state colleges and universities

61
Q

Robert E. Lee

Who

A

Military leader

62
Q

Robert E. Lee

What

A

Commanded the Confederate army

63
Q

Robert E. Lee

When

A

1862

64
Q

Robert E. Lee

Where

A

Confederate States

65
Q

Robert E. Lee

Why

A

Was an effective general but ultimately surrendered thus ending the military part of the Civil War

66
Q

Shiloh

Who

A

Grant (led the army at this battle)

67
Q

Shiloh

What

A

Major battle in the Western Theater of the US

68
Q

Shiloh

When

A

1862

69
Q

Shiloh

Where

A

TN

70
Q

Shiloh

Why

A

Northern forces established control of part of the Mississippi River

71
Q

Thomas (“Stonewall”) Jackson

Who

A

General

72
Q

Thomas (“Stonewall”) Jackson

What

A

Commanded the Confederate army

73
Q

Thomas (“Stonewall”) Jackson

When

A

1861

74
Q

Thomas (“Stonewall”) Jackson

Where

A

Confederate states

75
Q

Thomas (“Stonewall”) Jackson

Why

A

Was an effective military leader. His death was a huge loss for the Confederacy.

76
Q

Ulysses S. Grant

Who

A

Commander of the Union army

77
Q

Ulysses S. Grant

What

A

Commander that Lincoln finally trusted

78
Q

Ulysses S. Grant

When

A

1864

79
Q

Ulysses S. Grant

Where

A

Union

80
Q

Ulysses S. Grant

Why

A

Lee ultimately surrendered to Grant ending the Civil War

81
Q

US Sanitary Commission

Who

A

Led by Dorthea Dix

82
Q

US Sanitary Commission

What

A

Organization of civilian volunteers

83
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US Sanitary Commission

When

A

1861

84
Q

US Sanitary Commission

Where

A

US

85
Q

US Sanitary Commission

Why

A

Mobilized large numbers of female nurses to serve in hospitals and countered the argument that women were until to serve as nurses by attributing nursing to many woman domestic ideals

86
Q

William Tecumseh Sherman

Who

A

Union officer

87
Q

William Tecumseh Sherman

What

A

Took Atlanta and began a March to Sea

88
Q

William Tecumseh Sherman

When

A

March to the Sea began in 1864

89
Q

William Tecumseh Sherman

Where

A

GA

90
Q

William Tecumseh Sherman

Why

A

Ravaged GA

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