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Discuss the differences between the north and the south that contributed to the course and outcome of the Civil War. (Think strengths and weaknesses)
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Strengths ~ North had a much larger population, 22 million to be exact. 90% of the country's manufacturing and industry, and most of the nations gold and money. Meanwhile the South had great leaders/leadership and were fighting a defensive war Weaknesses ~ The North had poor leaders/leadership, while the South had an economy that couldn't support the war, few factories, and poor railroad systems
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Who was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation and why can the president do that?
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All slaves in rebel territory were freed, and the Constitution gave President Abraham Lincoln to take property away from an enemy in the time of war
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What were the border states and why were they so important to the Union?
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The border states are Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky and Delaware. They were vital because Missouri could control parts of the Mississippi River and routes to the West. Kentucky could control part of the Ohio River. Maryland was close to the Confederate capital of Richmond. And Delaware was close to the key Union city of Philadelphia.
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Why was President Lincoln reluctant at first to emancipate enslaved African-Americans? Why did he decide to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
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He didn't want to make the war about ending slavery.it would make Great Britain and France less likely to help us out and would lose the support of the border states.
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To formally joined a military force
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Enlist
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Confederate commander
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General Robert E. Lee
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Gained control of Mobile Bay and Alabama
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David Farragut
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Name of a famous African-American regiment
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54th Massachusetts
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Site of Robert E Lee's surrender
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Appomattox court house
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Union capital
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Washington DC
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Confederate capital
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Richmond
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Confederate President
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Jefferson Davis
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Damaged frigate renamed Virginia
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Merrimack
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General who was wounded at Chancellorsville
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Stonewall Jackson
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System of selecting people for required military service
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Draft
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Site of the battle involving 54th Massachusetts regiment
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Battle of Oulstee
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Had ties to both the north and the south
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Border states
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Honored soldiers and stated vision for the country
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President Abraham Lincoln
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Warship equipped with metal plating for protection
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Iron clad
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Sherman's strategy
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Total war
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Banned slavery in the United States
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13th Amendment
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Argued for an end to the fighting and a reunion of the states
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Copperheads
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Era after the war
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Reconstruction era
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Northern bills
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Greenbacks
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Decree that freed enslaved people in rebel territory on January 1st, 1863
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Famous abolitionists believe that slavery needed to be abolished
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Frederick Douglass and Horace Greeley
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Commander of the Union Armies
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Site of Pickett's charge
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Gettysburg
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General Sherman's trail of destruction
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March to the Sea
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Union soldiers
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Yankees
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Refusal to give in
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Resistance
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People killed or wounded
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Casualties
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Confederate soldiers
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Rebels
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In a protected position
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Entrench
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Because the war disrupted their supply of cotton, the south expected support from which two countries?
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Great Britain and France
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*What April 1862 battle lasted only two days resulted in 23,000 casualties?*
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Antietam
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Skipping Question #38
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Skipping Question #39
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Why is the Appomattox Court house a significant site?
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It is where General Robert E. Lee surrendered
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Which battle was named after a small church?
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Battle of Shiloh
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Skipping Question #42
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What was the main goal of the north at the beginning of the war?
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The goal of the North was to restore the Union and invade the South
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Skipping Question #44
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Skipping Question #45
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In which Virginia battle did Lee's forces defeat a Union army twice its size?
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Chancellorsville
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Skipping Question #47
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Skipping Question #48
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Why did some schools and churches close during the war?
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Because they were used as hospital during the war
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Who convinced officials to let women work as nurses and repeated many women to serve as nurses during the Civil War?
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Dorothy Dix
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Skipping Question #51
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What did Clara Barton serve during the Civil War?
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Where Burton served and tended to the ones wounded
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Skipping Question #54
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Skipping Question #56
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Skipping Question #57
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Who or what was the Merrimack?
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The union ship, that was modified into an ironclad by the south
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Why did the union want to control of the Mississippi River and its tributaries?
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To cut the confederacy in half
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*In order to deal with your opponents in the north, President Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. What is habeas corpus?*
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Habeas corpus is when . . . .
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*The north's war plan came from which hero of the war with Mexico?*
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. . .
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Skipping Question #61
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What city is the capital of the Confederacy?
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Richmond, Virginia
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Skipping Question #63
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The leadership of which two generals was a key factor in the Confederates' military success in the East?
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Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
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From which part of North America were the Peace Democrats?
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. . .
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Skipping Question #66
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Skipping Question #67
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Skipping Question #68
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Skipping Question #69
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Skipping Question #70
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Skipping Question #71
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Which general ordered Pickett's charge?
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Robert E. Lee
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Skipping Question #73
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Skipping Question #74
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Which battle began on July 1st, 1863, when the Confederates entered a town for supplies and encountered Union troops?
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Gettysburg
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What did President Lincoln sign on January 1, 1863?
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Among the abolitionist who urged Lincoln to make the Civil War a fight to end slavery were Frederick Douglass and ____________ .
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Horace Greely
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Skipping Question #78
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What was the name of the union strategy to gain control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in half?
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Anaconda plan
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Where did William Tecumseh Sherman's march to the sea begin?
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Atlanta, Georgia
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Skipping Question #81
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Skipping Question #82
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What did the north offered to encourage volunteers for the army?
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Bounty
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Who pointed out to Lincoln but if the war was cast as the fight against slavery, European countries would be less likely to aid the south?
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Fredrick Douglass and Horace Greely
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How did abolitionists view slavery?
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Injust; should be abolished
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The basic strategy of the Confederacy was to conduct a defensive war.
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True
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Confederate victories in the east were largely due to the leadership of Lee and Jackson.
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True
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Both the union and the Confederacy used African-American soldiers during the Civil War.
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True
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*A series of Union victory in late 1864 helped Abraham Lincoln win reelection.*
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False
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During his March, Sherman and his men destroyed everything they could that the South might find useful.
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True
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During the Civil War, the South has an advantage over the north because of its larger army
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False
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(Question #92 is the same as #88) Both the union and the Confederacy used African-American soldiers during the Civil War.
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True
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The union hope to gain control of both Mississippi and Tennessee River is in order to split the Confederacy.
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False
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The union one a narrow victory at the Battle of Shiloh.
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True
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After the first battle Bull Run, President Lincoln appointed George McClellan to lead the Union Army of the East.
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True
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Sherman's march to the sea ended in a defeat for the union.
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False
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* Border states, such as Virginia, remained in the union but were divided over which side to support in the Civil War. *
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Frulse
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When the Civil War began, many teenagers stayed home and did not serve in the military
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False
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The 54 Massachusetts regiment served with distinction at Fort Wagner and in the battle of Olustee.
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True
