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Civil War STAAR Facts Review

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1861-1865   The years the Civil War was fought  
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Jefferson Davis' Inaugural Address   Advised that the South was justified in seceding because the North was not meeting their interests  
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Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address   Advised that the secession of the South was illegal and that his goal was to preserve the Union  
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Battle of Fort Sumter   The first shots of the Civil War were fired here in South Carolina  
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Battle of Antietam   The single bloodiest day of the war in which both sides suffered heavy losses. Lincoln claims the retreat of Lee's forces a victory and uses it to take action against slavery  
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Emancipation Proclamation   Issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves in the Confederate states free (and giving the North a moral cause to win the war)  
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Battle of Gettysburg   The turning point in the Civil War for the North. The Confederate troops were forced to retreat and never invaded the North again  
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Battle of Vicksburg   The capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi by the North in 1863 effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union  
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Gettysburg Address   A short speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers who died at a major battle of the Civil War. It is considered to be a profound statement of American Ideals  
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Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address   Advised that the war was nearing an end and that the country needed to work on healing its wounds and bringing the South back into the Union  
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Appomattox Court House   The location in Virginia where Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant (Union General) ending the Civil War  
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Homestead Act   Passed in 1862, the law lured thousands of new settlers to the Great Plains by offering free land to anyone who paid a fee and lived there for 5 years  
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Morrill Act   Made it possible for Western states to establish colleges for its citizens  
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Jefferson Davis   The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War  
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Abraham Lincoln   The 16th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended  
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Ulysses S. Grant   The General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North  
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Robert E. Lee   The General of the Confederate Army  
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Stonewall Jackson   Confederate General who led troops to victory at the Battle of Bull Run  
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Philip Bazaar   Naval seaman from Chile who received the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Civil War  
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William Carney   Member of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment and 1st African American Medal of Honor recipient  
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