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Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The 16th president of the United States.
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Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
He was a key general for the Union Army.
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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln issued this to free the slaves.
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What was slavery?
Northern states had abolished this but the southern economy was largely based on it.
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What was four years?
The number of years the Civil War lasted.
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Who was Jefferson Davis?
The first and only president of the Confederate States of America.
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Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
His war strategy involved crushing his opponent so badly they would surrender.
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What was surrender to Grant?
In Appomattox, VA, Lee's troops were surrounded and he felt this was his only option.
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What was the election of Abraham Lincoln?
This event directly led to South Carolina, and then 14 other states, to secede from the Union.
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What was fighting for their way of life?
Although the south had many disadvantages, this proved to be their major strength.
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What was the Union?
Abraham Lincoln's goal was to preserve this.
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Who was Robert E. Lee?
He turned down Lincoln's request to lead the Union Army and chose instead to fight for his beloved state of Virginia.
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What was the Battle of Fort Sumter?
This was the first battle of the Civil War when Davis ordered Confederates to fire on Union troops.
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Who were the slaves?
The end of the Civil War brought freedom to this group of people.
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What was soldiers had to give up their weapons but were given food and were allowed to head home with their horses?
At Appomattox, this term of surrender was very generous to the south and was offered to heal relations.
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Who was Abraham Lincoln?
He was morally opposed to slavery.
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What was fight until the North gets tired of
war and quits?
This was Lee's strategy to win the Civil War.
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What was the First Battle of Bull Run?
His bravery during this battle earned Jackson his nickname.
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What is the destruction of the southern
towns, infrastructure, economy? OR What is a tremendous loss of life on both sides?
The north's strategy of total destruction of the south directly led to this.
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What is abolition?
This word means to put an end to something by legal decree.
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What was to secede?
Jefferson Davis felt the southern states had the right to do this if they did not agree with the US government.
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Who was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
A legendary figure in the South, he earned his nickname by remaining steadfast in battle even against terrible odds.
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What was the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln gave this speech after a particularly bloody battle in order to strengthen the North's resolve to keep fighting.
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What was lose power?
OR What was the abolition of slavery?
The south feared this would happen if more and more free states were admitted to the Union.
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Who was John Wilkes Booth?
This actor assassinated President Lincoln only five days after the end of the war.
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