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1
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first state to secede

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south carolina

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2
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why did the southern states want to leave the union?

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knew that with the union president, slavery would most likely be abolished

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3
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first event to start the civil war

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Battle of Fort Sumter

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4
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republican party stance view point

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they thought slavery was immoral, evil, it can not go on, should not move west, union together/south should secede, opposed popular sovereignty

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5
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4 examples of technology advancements

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railroads, photographs, telegraphs, adavanced weaponry

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6
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Union strengths

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75% railroads, controlled the nation’s manufacturing, controlled most of the banks, had more farms to provide food for troops, land had more iron, coal, and gold, controlled the seas, large navy at war’s start, 22 million people

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7
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Sherman’s march to sea, what did he do?

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destroyed everything in his path=total war

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin impact it had?

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slavery is bad and what they experienced

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9
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Who gave the speech at Gettysburg?

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Lincoln

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10
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How many reconstruction amendments were there?

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3

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11
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Who was Ulysses S. Grant?

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Union General

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12
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Who was part of the constitutional union party?

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people who wanted slavery but not a war, a (middle ground)

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13
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what were the economies based on in north and south?

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north- industry, factories, manufacturing
south- slavery, agriculture

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14
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south strategy

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tired them out, wanted to find European allies, defensive war

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15
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Fort Sumter Q

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Confederate win

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16
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what was the bloodiest battle?

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Battle of Antietam

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17
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States that left the Union to the confederacy

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South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana

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18
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What is nullification?

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south ignoring/nullifying passed laws, saying the laws they don’t like don’t apply there

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19
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Dred Scott Decision, what was the outcome?

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AA could never become citizens

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20
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Robert Shaw, what was the group he led?

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led the 54th Massachusetts Infantry of all AA

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21
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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the document declared all enslaved people to be free, had little effect bc it was ignored by the confederacy. NO foreign help for the South

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22
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Advantages of the Confederacy

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geological features knowledge, military leadership, defensive war

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23
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president of the Confederate states

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jefferson davis

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24
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Date of when the Civil War began

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April 12, 1861

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25
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3 steps of Anaconda Plan

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Step 1: surround the South by sea to cut off it’s trade
Step 2: divide the confederacy into sections to prevent one region from helping another
Step 3: capture Richmond, Virginia (capital of Confederacy) and destroy the Confederate gov’t

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26
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What were 2 Union victories?

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Gettysburg, Antietam

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27
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Lincoln wants the 4 border states to stay loyal to him, the EP only applies to the south not to the northern states and border states

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28
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What was the turning point of the war for the union?

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Battle of Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Sherman’s march to Sea

29
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Antietam found confederate plans for the battle

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30
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Two cities the sherman march was between

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Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia

31
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Terms of confederate surrender

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confederate soldiers are allowed to go home with their own horses and mules, keep their own weapons, and sent home with food. Not going to be penalized for trying to secede

32
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what bad things did the sherman march to sea do?

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destroyed everything in sight like homes, schools, businesses, etc. , completely demoralized the south and their spirits, captured Savannah

33
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What was given to newly freed AA?

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land, jobs, healthcare

34
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Why did Lincoln put the proclamation out?

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was a war strategy, made the war about abolishing slavery

35
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What happened to bleeding Kansas?

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have people flooding into the states and they end up fighting

36
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What is an abolitionist?

A

a person against slavery

37
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What split the confederacy in half

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Mississippi River

38
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What do southern democrats stand for?

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popular sovereignty, owning a slave is like owning a cow

39
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What was the immediate cause for secession?

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Lincoln becoming president

40
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Fugitive Slave Act

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South wanted their slaves back if they ran away

41
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Disadvantages of the north

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fighting unknown land, generals moved to the south, inexperienced soldiers

42
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Why did Lincolns presidency come to an end?

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assassinated

43
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Conductor of Underground Railroad?

A

Harriet Tubman

44
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2 battles that toke place on northern soil?

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Gettysburg, Antietam

45
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Prices of things went up in South because…?

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the north was cutting off the south from supplies and they had no factories of their own

46
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Why was Freedman’s Bureau created?

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to support slaves

47
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Women’s job during wartime?

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nurses

48
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Lincoln died after the battles

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49
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Underline issue of bleeding kansas

A

nebraska acts, popular sovereignty starts tension

50
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Sherman- on the journey from atlanta to savannah, he destroyed everything to crush their spirits

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51
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Battles that happened leading up to Emancipation Proclamation, Antietam?

A

Battle of Fort Sumter, Bull Run

52
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secede meaning

A

to break apart or leave a nation

53
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image of anaconda plan, what does it mean?

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snake shows the layout of the steps of the anaconda plan, the execution to the plan was compared to the anaconda suffocating its victim

54
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Emancipation Proclamation comes after Battle of Antietam

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55
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dred scott decision outcome?

A

saying AA can never become citizens

56
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Missouri Compromise = Compromise of 1820 outcome

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Missouri added to Union as a slave state, maine as a free state, 36-30 line across Louisiana Purchase anything north no slavery and anything south slavery was allowed

57
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outcome of Compromise of 1850

A

admitted CA into the Union as a free state, Texas as a slave state. Included allowing New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty. Outlawed the trade of enslaved people in Washington DC. Created a stronger law targeting fugitives from slavery

58
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4 candidates from Nebraska Act

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59
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preserve the union in beginning of war, at end, goal was to abolish slavery

A
60
Q

Know what the northern democrats stand for

A

popular sovereignty, each state decided for slavery

61
Q

The 15th amendment secures the right to vote that cannot be taken away from

A

race, color, and previous enslavement

62
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Who created the Anaconda Plan?

A

Winfield Scott

63
Q

Capital of Confederacy?

A

Richmond, Virginia

64
Q

Civil War Ended in…?

A

April 9, 1865

65
Q

Match the battles to its significance

A

civil war test (10 decks)

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