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What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

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Richmond, Virginia

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What were border states?

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States on the border between the North and the South and didn’t know whether to secede to CSA or remain in the US

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Did the Union or Confederacy have the larger army?

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The Union

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

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To reunite the country

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

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The Anaconda Plan

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

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To preserve their way of life

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How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

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North- named battles after rivers or landmarks

South- named battles after cities

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What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

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The First Battle of Bull Run

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

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Gen. Irvin McDowell and Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard

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

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The enforcements led by General Thomas Jackson

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

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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

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

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The Confederates let out a loud and strange scream, a rebel yell

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

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They were too disorganized and weakened

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

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The Battle of Fort Henry and Battle 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?

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Ironsides

17
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What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

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A church near the Union’s resting point in SW Tennessee

18
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What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?

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The Battle of Antietam

19
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What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?

A

Taking action against slavery

20
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The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?

A

Served as nurses

21
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What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the North?

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The lack of industry, shortage of essential goods due to blockades, and farmland being overrun

22
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What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

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The Emancipation Proclamation

23
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Who believed that the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the greatest event in US History?

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Frederick Douglass

24
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What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?

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The 54th Massachusetts Regiment

25
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What was the turning point of the Civil War?

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Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg

26
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What speech was about equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being dominant?

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The Gettysburg Address

27
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What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

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Equality, freedom, and state’s rights no longer being dominant

28
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What was important about David Farragut?

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He helped secure Mobile Bay in Alabama

29
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Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed toward?

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Savannah, GA

30
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Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

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Appomattox Court House in Virginia

31
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How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the Southern troops?

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Not severe

32
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What treaty ended the Civil War?

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There wasn’t one

33
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How many soldiers died in the Civil War?

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Over 600,000

34
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How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after the war?

A

The federal gov’t was strengthened and become more powerful than states

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