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Civil War
VUS.7a,7b,7c,7e
Question | Answer |
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What political party was Abraham Lincoln? | Republican |
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War? | Abraham Lincoln |
Why did some Southern states refuse to accept Lincoln's election as president? | They were afraid Lincoln would try to abolish or limit the spread of slavery. |
What did the Southern states do? | Seceded from the Union |
What did it mean to secede from the Union? | Withdraw from the Union; Leave the Union |
What new nation did the Southern states start? | Confederate States of America -- also called the Confederacy |
Who was President of the Confederacy? | Jefferson Davis |
Where did the Civil War begin? | Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina |
Why did the Civil War begin? | The Confederates fired on Fort Sumter. |
When was the Civil War? | 1861-1865 |
What is a civil war? | A war between people of the same country |
Define emancipation. | Freeing the African-American slaves |
What debate climaxed in the Civil War? | Federal Power vs. States' Rights |
Who was Ulysses S. Grant? | Greatest Union general (North) in the Civil War |
Who was Robert E. Lee? | Greatest Confederate general in the Civil War |
Identify Frederick Douglass. | 1) African-American abolitionist 2) Encouraged President Lincoln to recruit African-Americans as soldiers in the Union Army |
Why was the Battle of Antietam important? | Northern victory that led to the Emancipation Proclamation |
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation? | President Abraham Lincoln |
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | Freed all slaves who lived in states still in rebellion on January 1, 1863 |
What was the North's war aim before the Emancipation Proclamation? | Preservation of the Union |
What were the North's 2 war aims after the Emancipation Proclamation? | 1) Preserve the Union 2) Free the slaves |
What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on foreign governments? | Discouraged foreign governments from aiding the Confederacy |
What battle was the military turning point of the Civil War? | Gettysburg |
Which side won the Battle of Gettysburg? | The North (Union Army) |
What did Lincoln identify as the North's 2 war aims in the Gettysburg Address? | 1) Preservation of the Union 2) Abolition of Slavery |
What happened at Appomattox? | Lee surrendered to Grant. |
Where did the Civil War end? | Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia |
how did the Civil War affect African-Americans? | 1) Gained freedom 2) Fought in the Union Army |
What did many Southern soldiers find when they returned home at the end of the Civil War? | 1) Homes were destroyed. 2) Families were poor. |
Describe the role of women during the Civil War. | 1) Managed homes and families 2) Ran farms 3) Faced poverty and hunger 4) Worked as nurses 5) Some worked in war industries. |