Union vs Confederacy: A war between the states! In this track, we dive further into the reasons why the South wanted to secede, or separate from, the northern part of the United States. After a long struggle, President Abraham Lincoln was able to abolish slavery but not without losing over 600,000 men in the process. This became the deadliest war on American soil.
How many volunteers did President Lincoln call for?
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Which side surrendered on April 18th, 1865?
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Approximately how many Americans died in the war?
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Civil War Flashcards
Civil War Vocabulary
QUESTION
Appomattox Court House
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Famous as the site of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse, where the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee To Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865.
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Battle Of Antietam
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Civil War battle in which the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties.
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Battle of Bull Run
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First major clash of Union and Confederate armies. It showed both armies that the war would not be quick.
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
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Fort Sumnter
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Fort attacked by South Carolina starting the Civil War (April 12, 1861).
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Jayhawker
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A Jayhawker is a anti-slavery person living in Kansas.
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Jefferson Davis
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An American statesman and politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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This Act set up Kansas and Nebraska as states. Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. People who were proslavery and antislavery moved to Kansas, but some antislavery settlers were against the Act. This began guerrilla warfare.
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QUESTION
King Cotton
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Cotton and cotton-growing considered, in the pre-Civil War South, as a vital commodity, the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics.
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QUESTION
Pottawatomie Massacre
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The Pottawatomie massacre occurred on the night of May 24–25, 1856, in the Kansas Territory. ... Just north of Pottawatomie Creek, in Franklin County, they killed five pro-slavery settlers, in front of their families.
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Secede
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Secede means a withdraw from an organization or communion.
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Civil War Review Questions
QUESTION
Who served as the 16th President of the United States during the Civil War?
ANSWER
Abraham Lincoln.
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QUESTION
What happened in America during 1861-1865?
ANSWER
The Civil War.
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QUESTION
How did cotton production contribute to the Civil War?
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Suddenly cotton became a lucrative crop and a major export for the South. However, because of this increased demand, many more slaves were needed to grow cotton and harvest the fields. Slave ownership became a fiery national issue and eventually led to the Civil War.
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QUESTION
Where did the North get cotton during the Civil War?
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When the Civil War began, the United States supplied about eighty percent of Britain's raw cotton, and almost all of it arrived through the port of Liverpool.
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QUESTION
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
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An American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War.
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Was Confederate States located in the north or the south part of America?
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The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
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QUESTION
Which state was first to secede from the union?
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South Carolina.
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QUESTION
During the Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln’s said 4 “score” and 7 years ago, what is a score equal to?
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A score is equal to 20 years.
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QUESTION
Who created the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Issued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, it declared that all slaves in the rebellious Confederate states would be free.
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