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Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which side had the most resources at the start of the war (people, factories, railroads)? | Union (North) |
| Which event led directly to secession? | Lincoln's election |
| Who was the President of the Confederate States of America? | Jefferson Davis |
| Which side had the advantage of having stronger, more experienced military leaders? | Confederacy (South) |
| This document/action weakend the Confederacy by freeing slaves and motivated Union soldiers by making it a war to end slavery | Emancipation Proclamation |
| Civil War Technology: Communication | Telegraph |
| Civil War Technology: Naval Warfare | Ironclads & Submarines |
| Turning Point: Battle of Vicksburg | Gave Union control of Mississippi River |
| Turning Point: Emancipation Proclamation | the purpose of the war becomes to not just to save the Union, but to end slavery- motivates Union soldiers |
| Turning Point: Gettysburg | Staggering losses on both sides; Confederate attempt to invade North fails |
| Gettysburg Address | -Given by Lincoln at battlefield in memory of dead soldiers on both sides -Written to inspire the preservation of the Union in memory of those who died fighting to keep the country together. |
| What happened in the town of Appomattox Court House? | The war ends when Robert E. Lee (Confederate General) surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant (Union general) |
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