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What is another term for the draft?

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consricption

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What is the name given to the North’s strategy to fight the Civil War?

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Anaconda Plan

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What was the name given to the last minute attempt to prevent the war by proposing to extend the Missouri Compromise Line and protect slavery where it already existed?

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Crittenden Compromise

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What was the military order to free the slaves in the areas of rebellion as of Jan. 1, 1863?

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Emancipation Proclamation

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What is it called to continue fighting until one side runs out of men, supplies, or will?

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war of attrition

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What was the famous Southern prisoner of war camp?

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Andersonville

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What was the nickname given to the soldiers of the Union?

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“Yanks”

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What was the nickname given to the soldiers of the Confederate Army?

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“Rebs”

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What was the name given to fast small Southern ships used to smuggle past the blockade?

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blockade runner

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What gave people 160 acres of free land to anyone who would live on the land for five years?

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Homestead Act

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What was the name of two iron clad ships that were at Hampton Road?

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  1. Virginia

2. Monitor

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What was the organization found by Clara Barton that aided victims of the war and is still around today?

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Red Cross

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What are the three campaigns of the war?

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  1. Eastern Campaign
  2. Western Campaign
  3. War at Sea
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What are the long knives attached to the front of the guns?

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bayonets

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What is another name for the Peace Democrats that wanted to negotiate an end to the war?

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Copperheads

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What created a national currency and issued greenbacks or paper money?

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Legal Tender Act

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What is a long-term plan for winning the war?

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strategy

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What are Confederate ships that operated out of foreign ports and attacked Union ships?

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raider

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What occurred when Union Captain Charles Wilkes stops British ship the Trent and arrested Mason and Slidell?

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Trent Affair

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What was the first African American regiment that was formed in the Civil War?

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54th Massachusetts

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What are soldiers captured by enemy in battle?

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POW

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What were Grants two plans to win the war?

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  1. Wilderness Campaign

2. March to Sea

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What were two famous Commerce Raider for the South?

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  1. Alabama

2. Florida

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What was the amendment that abolished slavery?

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13th Amendment

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What was the reason for the Civil War?

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preserve the United States

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What were the causes of the Civil War?

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  1. secession of the Southern States
  2. slavery
  3. unequal representation in Congress
  4. Fugitive Slave Laws
  5. election of Lincoln
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What were the four results of the Civil War?

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  1. huge loss of life
  2. destruction of land and resources
  3. ended slavery
  4. hatred between North and South
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What was the northern strategy for the Civil War?

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  1. capture Richmond
  2. capture Mississippi River
  3. blockade Confederacy
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What was the Southern strategy for the Civil War?

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  1. capture Washington D.C.
  2. gain foreign aid
  3. keep war in border states
  4. fight defensive war
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What were the Northern Advantages?

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  1. larger population
  2. 80% of factories
  3. 71% of railroad
  4. Navy
  5. established government
  6. sound financial situation
  7. Abraham Lincoln
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What were the Southern Advantages?

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  1. fighting for independence
  2. outstanding military leaders
  3. head start in preparing for war
  4. defensive war
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What were the Northern Disadvantages?

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  1. unprepared for war
  2. frequent changes in command
  3. fighting in unfamiliar territory
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What were the Southern Disadvantages?

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  1. blockade of Confederacy was successful
  2. shortages of food, clothing, military tops
  3. no foreign aid
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Commander of Andersonville

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Henry Wirz

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Southern commander for most of the war

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Gen. Robert E. Lee

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Union officer that surrendered Fort Sumter

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Major Anderson

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Devised the Union strategy for the war

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Gen. Winfield Scott

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Union commander at the surrender at Appomattox

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Gen. Grant

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put in charge of the March to Sea

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Gen. Sherman

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Union general in charge at the First Battle of Bull Run

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Gen. McDowell

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Leader of the Southern Calvary

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JEB Stuart

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Union general who led the Peninsular Campaign

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Gen. McClellan

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led Southern offensive to Antietam

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Gen. Lee

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“Fighting Joe”

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Gen. Hooker

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southern general who surrendered to Union at Durham, NC

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Gen. Joseph Johnston

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led the Union forces to defeat at Fredericksburg

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Gen. Burnside

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Southern general killed at Chancellorsville

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Gen. Stonewall Jackson

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devised Confederate strategy

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Jefferson Davis

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only person convicted of war crimes in the Civil War

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Henry Wirz

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founded Red Cross

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Clara Barton

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only Union general to be appointed commander two different times

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Gen. McClellan

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southern general at Fort Sumter

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Gen. Beauregard

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Southern general who surrendered Atlanta

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Gen. Hood

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President of the Union

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Lincoln

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founded military hospitals in the south

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Elizabeth Blackwell

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ran against Lincoln in election of 1864

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Gen. George McClellan

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shot Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theater

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John Wilkes Booth

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the two Southern generals at the First Battle of Bull Run

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  1. Gen Jackson

2. Gen. Johnston

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led the Union forces to defeat at Second Battle of Bull Run

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Gen. Pope

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Union general who accepted the surrender at Durham, NC

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Gen Sherman

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Union general who led retreat from Chancellorsville

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Gen. Hooker

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led the Union forces at Gettysburg

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Gen. Meade

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Southern general who surrendered at Appomattox

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Gen. Lee

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Union general that led the Wilderness Campaign

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Gen. Grant

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Confederate general that surrendered Mill Springs

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Gen. Crittenden

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Union commander that captured New Orleans

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David Farragut

67
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Confederate general ordered to take Cemetery ridge at Gettysburg

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Gen. Pickett

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Union officer takes Fort Henry and Fort Donelson

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Gen. Grant

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Southern general who died at Shiloh

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Gen. Albert Johnston

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led the Confederate troops from Fort Donelson to Corinth

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Gen. Buckner

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Union general who is forced to retreat to Chattanooga after the Battle of Chickamauga

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Gen. Rosecrans

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Confederate general who surrendered Vicksburg

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Gen. Pemberton

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leader of Confederate forces at Gettysburg

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Gen. Lee

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Confederate general who forces the Union to retreat at Chickamauga

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Gen. Bragg

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Union general who takes Atlanta and Savannah

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Gen. Sherman

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President of Confederacy

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Jefferson Davis

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led the reinforcements of the Union troops at Chattanooga

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Gens. Grant and Sherman

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Union general put in command of New Orleads

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Gen. Butler

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Union general that accepted the surrender of Vicksburg

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Gen. Grant

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Lincolns vice president in Election of 1864

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Andrew Jackson

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headed the US Sanitary Commisson

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Elizabeth Blackwell

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Union general that is forced to retreat after the Seven Days Campaign

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Gen. McClellan

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led the Union forces at Antietam

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Gen. McClellan

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was the first Black man to become a military officer at the rank of major

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Martin Delaney

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was the Union officer who stopped the British ship the Trent and arrested the confederate ministers to France and Britain

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Charles Wilkes

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was the leader of the Confederate forces at Stones River

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Gen. Bragg

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was the Union general who forced the Confederate to retreat at Perryville

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Gen. Buell

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What was the turning point of the war?

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Gettysburg

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What is the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?

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Gettysburg

90
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What is the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War?

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Antietam

91
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What battle was fought at Sharpsburg?

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Antietam

92
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What battle was bought at Pittsburgh Landing?

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Battle of Shiloh

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What battle was fought at Manassas Junction?

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First Battle of Bull Run

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Where was the official of the war?

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Appomattox Courthouse

95
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What is the capital of the Confederacy?

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Richmond

96
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The taking of this city gave the Union the control of the entrance to the Mississippi River?

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New Orleans

97
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What was the first test of federal authority after southern succession, when the Union tried to resupply the fort located at Charleston?

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Fort Sumter

98
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After the Union took this city the West is open to Union attack?

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Mill Springs

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This was McClellan’s plan to take Richmond by landing on a peninsular near the York River and move Northward?

A

Penninsular Campaign

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After the Union forces took this fort the Cumberland River was open to the Union?

A

Fort Donelson

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What two battles had their surrender on the same day?

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  1. Gettysburg

2. Vicksburg

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At what battle did Gen. A. Johnston and Gen. Beauregard surprise Grant’s troops and push them back into Tennessee but Union was reinforced by Gen. Buell and the Confederates were forced to retreat?

A

Battle of Shiloh

103
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What was the first Union fort to fall to the Confederate army?

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Fort Sumter

104
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What city was under siege by the Union forces for 47 days?

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Vicksburg

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What was the battle that people from Washington DC came out to watch?

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First Battle of Bull Run

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What was the battle in which Grant and Sherman reinforced Rosecrans to push the Confederates led by Gen. Bragg out of Tennessee?

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Battle of Chattanooga

107
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The Three Battles of the Peninsular Campaign

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  1. Yorktown
  2. Battle of Seven Pines
  3. Seven Days Battle
108
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What was Gen. Lee’s first offensive into Union territory?

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Antietam

109
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The fall of this fort gave the Union control of the Mississippi River

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Port Hudson

110
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What was the Southern city that fell to the Union and was then burned?

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Atlanta

111
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As a result of this battle the South’s hope of gaining aid from Europe is gone

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Antietam

112
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What was the battle in which Gen. Burnside led Union forces to a horrible defeat?

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Battle of Fredericksburg

113
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What battle did Gen. Albert Johnston die?

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Battle of Shiloh

114
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What was the area at the Battle of Gettysburg that George Pickett was ordered to try and take?

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Cemetery Ridge

115
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What were the two parts of Grants idea to win the war?

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  1. Wilderness Campaign

2. March to Sea

116
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What was the last Confederate victory before the surrender?

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Cold Harbor

117
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What was the first Union victory in the East?

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Yorktown

118
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After Grant takes this city Lee is forced to give up Richmond and surrender?

A

Battle of Petersburg

119
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What battle made both sides realize that the war would last longer than 3 months?

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First Battle of Bull Run

120
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At what battle did Union forces commanded by Gen McClellan defeat the Confederate and General Joseph Johnston was injured and Lee became the active field commander of the Confederate Army?

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Battle of Seven Pines

121
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What was the battle where combined forces led by Lee and Jackson successfully defend Richmond?

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Seven Days Battle

122
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What was the battle that happened as a result of Lee going into the Union territory to try and cut the supply lines to Washington DC?

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Antietam

123
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Where did General Joseph Johnston surrender to Gen. Sherman?

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Durham, NC

124
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What are three battles that were considered a stalemate or ended in a draw?

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  1. Antietam
  2. The Wilderness
  3. Murfreesboro
125
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What was the battle where Hooker was surrounded by the Confederates ans soundly defeated?

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Battle of Chancellorsville

126
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What battles were part of the Wilderness Campaign?

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  1. The Wilderness
  2. Spotsylvania
  3. Cold Harbor
  4. Battle of Petersburg
127
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Where was the battle of Stones River fought?

A

Murfreesboro

128
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Where was Lincoln’s assassination?

A

Fords Theater

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