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1
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What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

A

Richmond Virginia

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2
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What were border states?

A

Divided over the issue of slavery

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3
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Did the Union or Confederacy have the larger army?

A

Union

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What was the main goal for the North at the beginning of the war?

A

Reunite the country

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What was the name of the Union war plan to choke out the Confederacy?

A

Anaconda Plan

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What was the main goal for the South in the Civil War?

A

Preserve their way of life

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7
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How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

A

South- cities

North- river or landmarks

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8
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What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

A

Bull run

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Who were the two generals of the First Battle of Bull Run?

A

Gen Irvin McDowell

Gen DGT Beauregard

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10
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Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during the First Battle of Bull
Run?

A

Reinforcements led by Gen Thomas Jackson

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11
Q

Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in American History and was
a Confederate General at Bull Run?

A

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

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12
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What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in the First Battle
of Bull Run?

A

The confederate let out a strange scream, a rebel yell that terrified the union soldiers

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13
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Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run?

A

They were too disorganized and weak to fight

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What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?

A

Battle of fort Henry and battles of fort donelson

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What was the warship that the South rebuilt with iron plates on the sides?

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The Merrimack

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What was the general name for iron plated ships that the South used to break
through the North’s defense?

A

Iron sides

17
Q

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

A

A church in SW TN

18
Q

What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?

A

Battle of Antietam

19
Q

What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?

A

Takin action against slavery

20
Q

The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?

A

Served as nurses

21
Q

What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the
North?

A

Lack of industry
Shortage of essential goods due to the blockade
Farmland being over run

22
Q

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

A

Emancipation Proclamation

23
Q

Who believed that the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the greatest
event in US History?

A

Fredrick Douglas

24
Q

What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?

A

54 Massachusetts

25
Q

What was the turning point of the Civil War?

A

The Battle at Gettysburg

26
Q

What speech was about equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being
dominant?

A

The Gettysburg address

27
Q

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

A

Speech equality freedom

28
Q

What was important about David Farragut?

A

He helped secure mobile bay in Alabama

29
Q

Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed toward?

A

Savannah Georgia

30
Q

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

A

Appomattox courthouse

31
Q

How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the
Southern troops?

A

They were very foregiving

32
Q

What treaty ended the Civil War?

A

Wasn’t one

33
Q

How many soldiers died in the Civil War?

A

600,000

34
Q

How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after
the war?

A

Federal was strengthening and clearly more powerful than the states

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