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Soc St,Ch 16, Sec4-5

The Civil War 1861-1865

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General Stonewall Jackson was killed at Chancellorsville by _______. friendly fire
The ____________ was given at a ceremony to dedicate a cemetery. Gettysburg Address
In the spring of 1864, ________ began a series of relentless attacks in the east to slowly push Lee back and eventually defeat him. Grant
The 54th Massachusetts was an ____________ regiment. African American
After Gettysburg, Confederate hopes of gaining help from France and Britain ________. decreased
Some of Grant's critics referred to him as the _________ and wanted him removed as too many troops were being killed. "Butcher"
Although the South won the Battle of Chancellorsville, they suffered a great loss when _________ was mistakenly shot and fatally wounded. Stonewall Jackson
In the east, Lincoln was frustrated because his generals with larger numbers were being outwitted and defeated by ____________. Lee and Jackson
A series of Union victories in late 1864 helped ____________ win re-election. Abraham Lincoln
During his march from Atlanta to the sea, _________ and his men destroyed anything useful to the South. Sherman
As a result of the war, the Union was saved, the federal government was strengthened and was clearly ... more powerful than the states
General Grant imposed very ________ terms on the surrendering Confederate soldiers at Appomattox Court House. generous
After a Union victory at Gettysburg and the fall of ___________, it was downhill from here on for the South. Vicksburg
After Chancelorsville, Lee invaded the North hoping for a victory to impress ________________ and to stir up more antiwar feelings in the North. France and Britain
As Southerners fled _________, they destroyed and set fire to much of the city. Richmond
The federal government became more powerful than state governments as the result of the ________ victory in the Civil War. Union
In early 1864, (most thought/did not think) Lincoln would easily win his re-election. did not think
On Sherman's March to the Sea, he left a path of __________ sometimes several miles wide. destruction
What battle began when on July 1, 1863, when the Confederates entered a town for supplies and encountered Union troops? Gettysburg
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in a small Virginia village called ... Appomattox Court House
The systematic destruction of an entire land - not just an army - is called ... total war
During General Sherman's March to the Sea, the object of this destruction was ... to break the South's will to fight
Who did Lincoln like because he fights? Ulysses S. Grant
What helped Lincoln win the 1864 election? William T. Sherman's capture of Atlanta
Pickett's Charge took place during the Battle of ... Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House is famous because it is the site of ... Robert E. Lee's surrender
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