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Final Question

The Southern reaction to the election of Lincoln included this state seceeding from the Union. It was followed by the first battle of the Civil War.

The Southern reaction to the election of Lincoln included this state seceeding from the Union. It was followed by the first battle of the Civil War.

South Carolina, Ft. Sumter

This early battle sent the message to both sides that there would be no quick victory in this war.

Bull Run

What was the goal of the war prior to the Emancipation Proclamation and after the Emancipation Proclamation?

Reunification/Freedom for the enslaved

Union General who became known as a hesitant leader.

George McClellan

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the war?

Lee lost so many troops that he would never again invade the North

List 2 Southern Advantages

Fighting for their property, fighting a defensive war, better trained leaders

This Confederate General led his troops North for Battle and left in defeat

Robert E. Lee

Which Southern city was burned during General Sherman's March to the Sea?

Atlanta

Name 3 Causes of the Civil War

Election of Lincoln/secession, Abolitionist movement, John Brown's actions, Slavery, States' Rights

What was the South's main economic strength?

Cotton exports

List 3 Northern Advantages during the Civil War.

Larger free population, more manufacturing capabilities, better infrastructure

Name for a Northerner who supported the rebel states.

Copperhead

List 3 effects of the Emancipation Proclamation

Freed the enslaved in areas of rebellion, changed the focus of the war into one which would end slavery, encouraged African Americans to join the Union Army

This Union General led on the Western front and had much success

Ulysses Grant

List 2 characteristics of the Massachusetts 54th

Volunteers, former slaves, trained by Robert Gould Shaw

What is inflation?

a sustained increase in the prices of goods

Name 3 government changes during the Civil War

Suspension of habeas corpus, draft instituted, income tax collected, paper currency printed

Which primary document does Lincoln refer to in the Gettysburg Address?

The Declaration of Independence

List 3 characteristics of President Lincoln

Answers will vary

List 3 military tactics used by Lincoln

Emancipation Proclamation, blockades of seaports and major waterways, total war

Known as the "Angel of the Battlefield", founder of the American Red Cross

Clara Barton

Tell me 3 ways that women helped during the war

Teaching, nursing, managing the children and homestead, working in factories, spying, fighting

What was the Dred Scott decision and how did it impact society?

Slaves are property not citizens. Growth of the abolitionist movement, justified southern slave ownership

Describe the life of a soldier during the Civil War.

Long periods of waiting, running drills, writing letters, missing loved ones, little to eat, cold,hot, bugs...at the mercy of nature, lonely, scared and injured without proper medical care

Why were there so many casualties during the Civil War?

What was the Southern Proclamation?

All black soldiers captured would be returned to slavery. All black soldiers captured in uniform would be killed. Any white man captured who was leading black troops would be killed.

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