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Civil War Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When a state breaks away from a nation? | Secede |
| What are the 3 main reasons for the Civil War? | Sectionalism, States' Rights, and Slavery |
| At first, how did Lincoln feel about slavery? | He didn't want it to spread to the West. He was OK with it where it already existed. |
| What was Lincoln's major purpose in fighting the Civil War? | He wanted to preserve the Union. |
| What was the Northern side of the war called? | Union |
| What was the Southern side of the war called? | Confederacy |
| How did the Emancipation Proclamation help the Union Army? | Freed slaves were able to join the Union Army. |
| Commander of the Union troops in the Civil War? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Commander of the Confederate troops in the Civil War? | Robert E. Lee |
| President of the Union | Abraham Lincoln |
| President of the Confederacy | Jefferson Davis |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | Stated ALL slaves in Rebel states were free. |
| Another word for Draft? | Conscription. |
| Short speech by Lincoln at cemetery that stated North must keep going. | Gettysburg Address |
| How did technology affect warfare in the Civil War? | Many more people were killed with newer bullets and guns that made for better accuracy. |
| Cause of the draft riots | Fear of blacks taking jobs in New York City and discrimination against the poor. Rich could buy their way out of the army. |
| What were the major factors for the Union's victory? | Large population, better manufacturing, and blockades around the South. |
| How did Sherman help to break the Southern will to fight? | His "March to the Sea", burning and destroying everything his troops came upon in the South. |
| Where did Lee surrender to Grant? | Appomatox Court House |
| Who assassinated Lincoln? | John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater |
| Two Medal of Honor recipients; One is African American, the other from Chile. | William Carney and Philip Bazaar. |
| Lincoln's First Inaugural Address | South cannot separate from North. Only dispute is slavery. Friends, not enemies. Won't mess with slavery where it exists. |
| Jefferson Davis' Inaugural Address | A reunion of states is NOT desirable. South has the right to break away from Union. |
| Gettysburg Address | The sacrifice of lives were made to preserve equality to all and must continue the good fight. |
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