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1
Q

What was the cause of Ft. Sumter?

A

Fighting over federal forts

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2
Q

What was the significance of Ft. Sumter?

A

Started the Civil War

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3
Q

Who won Ft. Sumter?

A

Confederates

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4
Q

What was the effect of Ft. Sumter?

A

Lincoln asked for Militia volunteers

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5
Q

What was the cause of 1st Bull Run/Manassas?

A

Union was trying to take over Richmond

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6
Q

What was the significance of 1st Bull Run/Manassas?

A

Union realized this would NOT be easy

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7
Q

Who won 1st Bull Run?

A

Confederates

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8
Q

What was the effect of 1st Bull Run?

A

Lincoln realized he needed an army

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9
Q

What was the cause of Shiloh?

A

Grant was trying to take over Mississippi River

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10
Q

Significance of Shiloh?

A

Was the bloodiest battle up to that point in history

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11
Q

Who won Shiloh?

A

Union

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12
Q

Effect of Shiloh?

A

Both sides lost many men

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13
Q

Cause of New Orleans?

A

Union wanted to capture N.O. for Anaconda Plan

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14
Q

Significance of New Orleans?

A 
Union
controlled
almost all
of the Miss.
River
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15
Q

Who won N.O?

A

Union

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16
Q

Effect of New Orleans?

A 
Union now
controlled
Miss. River
and
headed to
Vicksburg
17
Q

Cause of Seven Days?

A

Union tried
again to
Capture
Richmond

18
Q

Significance of Seven Days?

A

Lee ended
the threat
to Virginia

19
Q

Who won Seven Days?

A

Confederates

20
Q

Effect of Seven Days?

A

Union’s last
try at
capturing
Richmond

21
Q

Cause of Antietam?

A 
Union
Troops find
Lee’s plans
to attack
north
22
Q

Significance of Antietam?

A

Bloodiest
day in
American
History

23
Q

Who won Antietam?

A

Union

24
Q

Effect of Antietam?

A

Lincoln
fires
McClellan

25
Q

Cause of Gettysburg?

A

Lee tries to
invade into
north again

26
Q

Significance of Gettysburg?

A 
South
never
recovers
from this
defeat
(Pickett’s
Charge)
27
Q

Who won Gettysburg?

A

Union

28
Q

Effect of Gettysburg?

A 
Lee’s
hopes for
victory in
the north
are
crushed
29
Q

Cause of Vicksburg?

A

Last major strong hold
for the
Confederates

30
Q

Significance of Vicksburg?

A

Turn the tide of the
war in
North’s
favor

31
Q

Who won Vicksburg?

A

Union

32
Q

Effect of Vicksburg?

A 
Battle fulfilled
major part
of
Anaconda
Plan
33
Q

What treaty ended the Civil War?

A

There wasn’t a treaty, Appomattox Court House= Union/North wins!

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