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Civil War Test Review Flashcards

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Did John Brown support slavery?

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No- he felt so strongly that he gathered weapons and tried to kill people against it.

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How was John Brown viewed after he died?

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A martyr to abolitists.

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What did the Kansas-Nebraska act replace?

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The Missouri Compromise.

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What could people use to decide on free or slave states after Kansas-Nebraska act?

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Popular sovereignty

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In bleeding kansas, why did people against and for slavery move there?

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To change the vote.

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In the fugitive slave act, what did people have to do with runaway slaves?

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Return them to their owners.

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Did Dred Scott have a case with moving from slave to free to slave?

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Yes, because technically if he was in free territory he should be free.

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Why did Dred Scott eventually not have a case?

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Because the supreme court ruled that since he was black, he didn’t have a case because he was listed under property laws and not considered a citizen.

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What were Lincoln’s goals?

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To keep the states together.

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What was Lincoln portrayed as?

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An abolitionist, by Stephen Douglas.

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Why did the Republican party win?

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Because the Democratic party couldn’t decide on a candidate because of slavery beliefs.

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What does Lincoln’s election cause?

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S.C. and other states seceding.

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Why did the South hate tariffs?

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Because they affected them more and were high.

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14
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What did the economies rely on?

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North- factories and industry
South- plantations, slave labor, and crops

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Had the states been unified in beliefs before they seceded?

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No.

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16
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How many states in total seceded?

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Eleven.

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17
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Is Lincoln for or against slavery?

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Neither; he wants ALL or NOTHING.

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18
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Where was the bombing of Fort Sumter?

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South Carolina

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19
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What did the bombing of Fort Sumter mark?

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First exchange of fire

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20
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Was Fort Sumter a Union or Confederate victory?

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Confederate

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Where was the first battle of Bull Run?

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Virginia

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22
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What did confederate general Stonewall Jackson come with?

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Reinforcements

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Was the first battle of Bull run a Confederate or Union victory?

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Confederate

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Where was the Battle of Antietam fought?

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Maryland

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Who led the Confederate army at Antietam?

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General Robert E. Lee

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Who led the Union army at Antietam?

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General McLellan

27
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Was Antietam a Confederate or Union victory?

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Union

28
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What is Antietam remembered as?

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The bloodiest one day battle

29
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What did the emancipation proclamation do?

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Declare all slaves free and let them join the Union army

30
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Where was the Battle of Vicksburg fought?

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Mississippi

31
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What was the plan included in Vicksburg?

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The anaconda plan, a plan to cut off the Confederate troops of vital food and supplies. Ulysses S. Grant

32
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Was the Battle of Vicksburg a Confederate or Union victory?

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Major Union victory

33
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Where was the Battle of Gettysburg fought?

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Pennsylvania

34
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What is the Battle of Gettysburg known as?

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The turning point of the civil war, and the bloodiest battle with over 55,000 casualties. Union victory.

35
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What did the Gettysburg address do?

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Made a national cemetery to honor ALL who had died.

36
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Where did Sherman’s March to the Sea happen?

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Georgia

37
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What was the purpose of Sherman’s March to the sea?

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To cause total destruction. Stole food and livestock and burned houses and barns. Big hit to South economy.

38
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Who surrendered at Appomattox Court house?

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General Lee and the Confederate army surrendered to general Grant

39
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What did the confederates surrender at the end of the war?

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Richmond, Virginia

40
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What did Appomattox Court House mark?

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The end of the civil war

41
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Who is Abraham lincoln?

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The union president

42
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What did Clara Barton do and what did she found?

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She was a nurse in the civil war. She went on to found the American Red Cross.

43
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What did Ulysses s Grant serve as?

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Commander in Chief of the Union army during the civil war. Later became president.

44
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Who is William h Carney?

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First African American to be awarded the medal of honor. Served with the 54th massachusetts.

45
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Why is general Jackson called Stonewall Jackson?

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Because he commanded his troops to stand like a stone wall at the Battle of Bull run, forcing the Union army to retreat.

46
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Who was Jefferson davis?

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The president of the Confederate States of America.

47
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Which side was Robert e Lee on?

A

The Confederacy

48
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Who was Harriet tubman?

A

Escaped slave who helped the underground railroad and work for the Union army.

49
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What did Frederick Douglass publish?

A

Narrative of the Life of Frederick douglass, an American slave

50
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Which reform movements was Sojourner Truth part of?

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The abolitionist, women’s rights, and temperance movements.

51
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What did William Lloyd Garrison view the Constitution as?

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Pro slavery

52
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Did the North or South have better weapons?

A

The north, because of industrial power

53
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What is a disadvantage of the South?

A

The war was fought in their land, so more land was hurt.

54
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What was transcendentalism?

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The belief that some things humans cannot understand.

55
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Who were the Hudson River School artists?

A

They painted vivid landscape paintings, romanticizing the country before the industrial

56
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What reform did Dorothea Dix lead?

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Prison and hospital reform

57
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What did Henry David Thoreau write?

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Civil disobedience

58
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Were Quakers violent or peaceful?

A

Peaceful

59
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What was manifest destiny?

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The belief that the United States was destined to reach the West Coast.

60
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Why was James k Polk elected as president?

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Because he promised that the people would achieve a manifest destiny.

61
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The slogan 54 40 or fight was a popular slogan to acquire what land?

A

The Oregon Territory

62
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What could be found in california?

A

The gold rush

63
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What started the Mexican-American war?

A

Border disputes

64
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What ended the Mexican-American war?

A

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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