Civil War

Question 1

Commanding General of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia

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Robert Lee

Question 2

President of the United States who signed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing Southern slaves

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Abraham Lincoln

Question 3

military base in Charleston, South Carolina that was the site of the first battle of the CW

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Ft. Sumter

Question 4

slave states between the USA and CSA who did not secede

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Border states

Question 5

military movement by Union troops through the South that destroyed many resources

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Sherman's March

Question 6

another term for the United States of America, often referring to the northern states

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The Union

Question 7

a war between citizens of the same country

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Civil War

Question 8

President of the Confederate States who initially wanted to avoid secession

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Jefferson Davis

Question 9

Commanding General of the United States Army who lead the Union to victory in the Civil War

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Ulysses Grant

Question 10

one of the first major African American fighting units in the Civil War

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54th Massachusetts

Question 11

site of surrender by General Lee to General Grant, ending the Civil War

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Appomattox Court House

Question 12

bloodiest battle in the Civil War that was a turning point in favor of the Union

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Gettysburg

Question 13

executive order by President Lincoln freeing slaves in states in the Confederate States

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Emancipation Proclamation

Question 14

the government of the 11 states that seceded from the United States

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Confederate States of America

Question 15

speech by Lincoln commemorating a battle site and stating his vision for the country

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Gettysburg Address

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