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USI U8: Civil War

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Who was the US President during the Civil War? Abraham Lincoln
What famous speech did Abraham Lincoln give? Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln believed that the US was one nation, not a collection of states. He was determined to preserve the Union
Who was the president of the Confederacy? Jefferson Davis
Who was the Union General that defeated Robert E. Lee? Ulysses S Grant
Who as the Confederate General that led the Army of Northern VA and urged the South to accept defeat at the end of the war? Robert E. Lee
Who was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia who earned a nickname in battle? Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who was a former enslaved African American who promoted African American war involvement? Frederick Douglass
Who was a brave African American sailor that was promoted to naval captain and elected to Congress after the war? Robert Smalls
Who was a Civil War nurse that created the American Red Cross? Clara Barton
Life on the battlefield and on the home front was extremely harsh
Many soldiers died from disease and exposure
Combat was brutal and often man-to-man
Family members and friends were often pitted ___________________ one another. against
As the war went on, Southern troops became increasingly younger and more poorly equipped and clothed
Much of the South was devastated at the end of the war, including the cities of Atlanta and Richmond
Who was left to run Northern businesses and Southern farms and plantations? women
The Confederacy used enslaved African Americans to work as ship workers, laborers, cooks, and camp workers
African Americans fought in the Union Army and in some Confederate units
Who were paid less than white soldiers, worked in segregated units led by white officers, and faced discrimination? African Americans
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