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Question 1

4 score and 7 yrs

Answer 1

score means twenty years, so 87 years, this phrase is referencing the declaration of independence which was signed 87 years ago july 4 1776

Question 2

the south strategy

Answer 2

the south wanted to wear down the North, capture D.C , gain support from the british.

Question 3

how did the south plan to get the british on there side

Answer 3

provide with cotton HOWEVER already getting cotton from INDIA AND EGYPT

Question 4

what was the norths strategy

Answer 4

wanted to invade/ control

Question 5

why was the first battle of bull run important?

Answer 5

The Confederate victory gave the South a surge of confidence and shocked many in the North, who realized the war would not be won as easily as they had hoped.and gained control of the railroads

Question 6

Ironclads

Answer 6

ships heavily armed with iron

Question 7

what were the soldiers armed with

Answer 7

the soldiers carried food, extra ammunition, and other items in their haversacks.
Each soliders were armed with a knife that can be attached to the barrel of a rifle. the bayonets were stored in scabbards on their belts.
also armed with a single shot , muzzel- loading rifles.

Question 8

how did people help the troops

Answer 8

they raised money, provided aid for soldiers and their families, and ran emergency hospitals. ABout 3,000 women served as nurses.

Question 9

what color did the union wear

Answer 9

BLue

Question 10

what color did the confederates wear

Answer 10

gray

Question 11

what was the problem with volenteers

Answer 11

many didn’t now how to fight

Question 12

siege of Vicksburg

Answer 12

general grant cut off the food supplies and shelled its repeatedly people starved and res/ sold survived by eating horses, dogs and rats.

Question 13

where did the proclamation not stop slavery

Answer 13

border states

Question 14

why did the proclamation have little impact

Answer 14

impossible to enforce, the words were powerful however the impact was more symbolic then real

Question 15

what battle gave him the victory he needed to announce his plan

Answer 15

The battle of antietam

Question 16

what was the reaction to the Proclamation

Answer 16

African Americans were celebrating and could not wait for 12 o’clock when they would be free. where slavery remained they encouraged slaves to escape to the union camps and follow them for protection.

Question 17

what did the loss of slaves did what to the south

Answer 17

crippled its ability to wage war

Question 18

what horrors did AA face on the battle field

Answer 18

confeds often killed their black captives or sold them into slavery

Question 19

what did Lincoln suggest in the election 1864

Answer 19

rewarding AA with the ability to vote

Question 20

life on the battlefield

Answer 20

infected legs, amputated without pain killers. Infections caused many deaths. Diseases killed many people.

Question 21

describe the life of civilians

Answer 21

women as well as people too young or too old for military

service worked in factories and on farms. The lack of workers caused wages to rise by 43 percent between 1860-1865.

Question 22

what did women do while to help

Answer 22

on farms women and child performed the daily chores usually done by men. One women brought strength and comfort to wounded Union soldiers.

Question 23

what was the souths goal of Gettysburg

Answer 23

the souths goal was to break the North’s will to fight. He also hoped that a victory would convince other nations to recognize the confederacy.