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The War Ends
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What is a secession?
When part of a country leaves or breaks off
from the rest
Why did the Fugitive Slave Law upset
some people in the North?
Many Northerners did not want to be forced
to help slave owners recover runaway slaves
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Why did southerners see
Lincoln as an enemy?
They thought they would make the federal
government too strong and that he would try
to end slavery
What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin have
on the debate over slavery?
It made more Northerners oppose slavery
more than before and angered many
Southerners
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What event began the Civil
war?
The Confederate attack on
Fort Sumter
In what year did the Confederates attack
Fort Sumter?
1861
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After the strict rules, regarding uniforms,
were passed, what did the Union uniforms
look like?
Uniform coats and jackets were made
of dark blue material. Pants were also
dark blue.
What was the Union’s plan for achieving
victory?
Block seaports, control the Mississippi River,
and attack in the East and the West all at
once
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What was the South’s strategy?
To fight off northern attacks until the
confederacy could survive as a separate
nation and to get help from Britain and
France
Why would the Union Navy
block the seaports?
So that the confederacy could
not trade with other countries
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Who ultimately won the Battle at
Gettysburg?
The Union
Why did President Lincoln issue the
Emancipation Proclamation?
Freeing enslaved people would weaken the
Confederacy. Enslaved people who worked
on Southern farms could help the North
instead
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What was Lincoln’s goal at the
beginning of the war?
To keep the Union together
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a
turning point of the war?
About half of General Lee’s mean were
killed or wounded. After the battle, his
weakened army had to retreat
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What is a civilian?
A person who is not in the
military
What is inflation?
the rise in prices
What did women on both sides of the
war do to help their side?
Dressed up as men and joined the army;
spied; cared for sick and wounded
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Why was Robert E. Lee a
respected General?
He had defeated the larger
armies
What advantage did Grant’s army have
over Lee’s at Richmond?
The Union army received food, supplies,
and soldiers. The confederate army was
running out of all of these things.
When did the two armies face each
other in Richmond?
1864
What does desert mean?
To leave the army without permission
When did Lee retreat and why?
1865; because the confederate army was
too weak to defend Richmond.
Where did the confederate army
surrender?
Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia
When did General Lee surrender?
April 9, 1865
What did General Grant do for the
confederate soldiers after Lee
surrendered?
He sent 25,00 meals to hungry
confederate soldiers
Why did Grant tell his soldiers not to
celebrate
The rebels were their countrymen again