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AMERICAN HISTORY
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AMERICAN HISTORY
The Civil War
1861
1862
1863
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QUESTION:
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 off
the coast of South Carolina at ________.
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QUESTION:
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 off
the coast of South Carolina at ________.
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ANSWER:
Fort Sumter
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QUESTION:
Who was President of the USA during the
beginning of the Civil War?
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QUESTION:
Who was President of the USA during the
beginning of the Civil War?
ANSWER:
- Abraham Lincoln
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1861 - 300
QUESTION:
Who was president of the Confederate
States of America during the Civil War?
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QUESTION:
Who was president of the Confederate
States of America during the Civil War?
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ANSWER:
Jefferson Davis
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QUESTION:
What was the significance (or importance)
of the first battle of Bull Run?
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QUESTION:
What was the significance (or importance) of the
first battle of Bull Run?
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ANSWER:
- Both sides are very serious about fighting
- The war appears it will be long, hard, and ugly
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QUESTION:
What are two details about the battle of the
first battle of Bull Run?
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QUESTION:
What are two details about the battle of the first
battle of Bull Run?
 ANSWER:
- 10,000 rebel troops come by train to help the
south win
- Stonewall Jackson helps rebels turn the battle
around and gains his nickname
- Picnickers watched, but soon fled the battle
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QUESTION:
Name two Confederate Generals
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QUESTION:
Name two Confederate Generals
 ANSWER:
Robert E. Lee
“Stonewall” Jackson
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QUESTION:
This siege gave the Union control of the
mouth of the Mississippi.
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QUESTION:
This siege gave the Union control of the
mouth of the Mississippi.
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ANSWER:
Siege of New Orleans
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QUESTION:
Which nurse formed the American Red
Cross?
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1862 - $300
QUESTION:
Which nurse formed the American Red
Cross?
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ANSWER:
Clara Barton
1862 - $800
Question:
What was the importance of the Monitor
versus the Merrimack?
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1862 - $800
Question:
What was the importance of the Monitor
versus the Merrimack?
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ANSWER:
It started a new age of naval
warfare that scared Europe because their
ships were obsolete!
1862 - $500
QUESTION:
What are three reasons why the
Emancipation Proclamation was so
important?
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QUESTION:
What are three reasons why the Emancipation
Proclamation was so important?
 ANSWER:
- It stopped England from entering the war (against
slavery).
- It gave soldiers another cause to fight.
- It encourages slaves in the CSA to run away
or stop working.
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1863 - $100
Question:
How long was Lincoln’s Gettysburg
Address?
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1863 - $100
Question:
How long was Lincoln’s Gettysburg
Address?
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ANSWER: 2 minutes
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Question:
Pickett’s charge was an assault ordered by
which side in the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Question:
Pickett’s charge was an assault ordered by
which side in the Battle of Gettysburg?
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ANSWER:
Confederacy by Robert E. Lee
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QUESTION:
The Confederates started their draft in
______ and the Union started theirs in
_____.
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QUESTION:
The Confederates started their draft in
______ and the Union started theirs in
_____.
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ANSWER: 1862, 1863
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Question:
What are two details about the battle of
Vicksburg?
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Question:
What are two details about the battle of Vicksburg?
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ANSWER:
- the Union blocks Rebels into the city to starve
them out
- The Rebels give up on the 4th of July
- Ships endure bombing to pass the city
- Grant marches men through swamps to get
there winning battle after battle
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QUESTION:
Why was the siege of Vicksburg so
important?
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QUESTION:
Why was the siege of Vicksburg so
important?
Answer:
It allowed the Union to move troops, goods,
and information up and down the
Mississippi River. The South is now split
into east and west
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QUESTION:
Who Shot Abraham Lincoln?
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QUESTION:
Who Shot Abraham Lincoln?
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ANSWER:
John Wilkes Booth
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QUESTION:
Where was Lincoln Assassinated?
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QUESTION:
Where was Lincoln Assassinated?
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ANSWER: Ford Theater in Washington
D.C.
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QUESTION:
What was the result General Sherman’s
march to the sea?
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QUESTION:
What was the result General Sherman’s
march to the sea?
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ANSWER:
- Destroyed Georgia
- Fractured the South
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QUESTION:
After battle at Chattanooga, this general
took over all of the Union Army because
“He fights”.
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QUESTION:
After battle at Chattanooga, this general
took over all of the Union Army because
“He fights”.
 ANSWERS:
Ulysses S. Grant
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QUESTION:
The process of reeking havoc on all of
civilian life (destroying anything useful) is
called what?
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QUESTION:
The process of reeking havoc on all of
civilian life (destroying anything useful) is
called what?
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ANSWER:
Total War
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QUESTION:
Which event is shown in the
following?
a. The battle of Shiloh
b. The battle of Seven Pines
c.
The battle of Gettysburg
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QUESTION:
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ANSWER:
c) Gettysburg
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QUESTION:
Which event is shown in the following?
a. The battle of Shiloh
b. The attack at Fort Sumter
c.
The battle of Gettysburg
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QUESTION:
ANSWER:
The Attack at Fort Sumter
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QUESTION:
Which event is shown in the following?
a. The battle of Gettysburg
b. The attack at Fort Sumter
c.
The battle of Shiloh
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QUESTION:
ANSWER:
Shiloh
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QUESTION:
Which event is shown in the
following?
a. The battle of Seven Pines
b. The attack at New Orleans
c. The siege of Atlanta
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QUESTION:
ANSWER:
Siege of Atlanta
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QUESTION:
Which event is shown in the following?
a. The siege of New Orleans
b. The siege of Vicksburg
c.
The siege of Atlanta
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QUESTION:
ANSWER:
Siege of Vicksburg
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QUESTION:
Why was Delaware an important border
state?
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QUESTION:
Why was Delaware an important border
state?
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ANSWER:
Major Northern trading state with
access to Philadelphia (city of trade)
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Question:
Why was Maryland an important border
state?
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Question:
Why was Maryland an important border
state?
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Answer:
- Many railroads
- Borders Washington D.C. on
three sides
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Question:
What are three strengths of the Union
going into war (explain!)
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Question:
What are three strengths of the Union going into
war (explain!)
 Answer:
- More Money (pay soldiers, buy goods)
- More Manufacturing (make goods, weapons)
- Abraham Lincoln (persistent)
- More People (can afford to lose more men in
battle)
- Better Technology (more trains, hot air
balloons)
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Question:
What are three strengths of the
confederacy going into war? (explain)
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Question:
What are three strengths of the confederacy going
into war? (explain)
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Answer:
- Passion (fighting to keep lifestyle)
- know land ( Fought in South; easier to travel
and fight)
- better generals (experience from Mexican War)
- Easier to win (if the USA leaves they win)
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Question:
What were three pieces of the Anaconda
Plan?
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Question:
What were three pieces of the Anaconda
Plan?
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Answer:
1) Control the Mississippi River
2) Blockade Southern Ports
3) Capture Richmond
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1862 - $200
Question:
At what battle was Lee put in charge of the
Confederate Army?
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Question:
At what battle was Lee put in charge of the
Confederate Army?
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Answer:
The Battle of Seven Pines
1862 - $400
Question:
Why do Union troops chant Fredericksburg
for the remainder of the war?
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Question:
Why do Union troops chant Fredericksburg
for the remainder of the war?
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Answer:
While it was a huge loss, troops
(the 69th Irish brigade) fight valiantly
charging Marye’s Heights.
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Question:
At Bull Run II, ___________ marched troops
50 miles in 2 days to help the ______ win
and move 25 miles to put pressure on this
city.
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Question:
At Bull Run II, ___________ marched troops
50 miles in 2 days to help the ______ win
and move 25 miles to put pressure on this
city.
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Answer: Stonewall Jackson, Confederate,
Washington D.C.
1862 - $800
Question:
What are two details of the battle of
Antietam?
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Question:
What are two details of the battle of Antietam?
 Answer:
- Union found cigars wrapped in plans but wait to
use them (4 days)
- Bloody Lane is fought in the morning
- Burnsides Bridge is taken by the Union in the
afternoon
- McClellan will not chase the Rebels; Burnside
put in Charge
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Question:
Why was Antietam such an important battle?
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Question:
Why was Antietam such an important battle?
 Answer:
- The Union stops the rebels from winning
a northern battle (cutting off D.C.)
- It gives Lincoln a chance to push for
Emancipation
- It was the bloodiest single day
battle(17,000 casualties)
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1863 - $200
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Question:
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This Compromise allowed the balance of
free and slave states to remain equal
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Question:
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This Compromise allowed the balance of
free and slave states to remain equal
Answer:
The Missouri Compromise
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Question:
 This Act forced northerners to catch
runaway slaves with a punishment of
being fined or jailed
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Question:
 This Act forced northerners to catch
runaway slaves with a punishment of
being fined or jailed
 Answer:
- The Fugitive Slave Act
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1863 -
$1200
Question:
What are two reasons the Gettysburg
Address was given?
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Question:
What are two reasons the Gettysburg
Address was given?
 Answer:
- To give closure to the Battle
- To honor the soldiers that fought there
- To remind people why we are doing
this (preserve liberty)
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1863 -
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Question:
What are two details of the Battle of
Gettysburg?
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Question:
What are two details of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Answer:
- The Rebels win Day 1 but the Union keeps high
ground.
- The Union wins day two thanks to a bayonet
charge at Little Round Top.
-The Union is the sizable victor after winning Day 3
when Pickett’s Charge fails the Rebels.
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1863 -
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Question:
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so
important? (2 reasons)
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1863 -
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Question:
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so
important? (2 reasons)
 Answer:
- high rebel casualties stop future rebel
offensive attacks (only defense)
- The Confederates will never threaten
northern territory again
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Question:
When the Union captures _________,
Virginia the third stage of the __________
plan is completed.
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Question:
When the Union captures _________, the
third stage of the __________ plan is
completed.
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Answer:
Richmond; Anaconda
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Question:
This event throws the country into great
confusion and places doubt on the
mending of the nation.
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Question:
This event throws the country into great
confusion and places doubt on the
mending of the nation
 Answer:
Lincoln’s Assassination
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Question:
Sherman’s March devastates the South
making Civilians victims of war from
__________, Georgia to the Atlantic and
on into the first state to secede,
_____________.
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Question:
Sherman’s March devastates the South
making Civilians victims of war from
__________, Georgia to the Atlantic and
on into the first state to secede,
_____________.
 Answer: Atlanta ; South Carolina
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Question:
At _______________, Virginia, ______’s
rebel army surrenders to _______ the
head of the Union army ending the civil
war.
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Question:
At _______________, Virginia, ______’s
rebel army surrenders to _______ the
head of the Union army ending the civil
war.
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Answer:
Appomattox Courthouse; Lee; Grant
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Question:
Lee decided to fight for the _______
because of his love for his _______ over
his _________.
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Question:
Lee decided to fight for the _______
because of his love for his _______ over
his _________.
 Answer:
Confederacy; State; Country
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Question:
Which event is shown in the
following?
The battle of Shiloh
The attack at Antietam
The battle of Bull Run
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Question:
Which event is shown in
the following?
The battle of Shiloh
The battle of Antietam
The battle of Bull Run
ANSWER:
Bull Run
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Question:
 What order do the following events go in?
 The battle of Shiloh
 The siege of Richmond
 The battle of Bull Run I
 Attack at Fort Sumter
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Mystery Mapping $400
Question:
Battle orders…
 ANSWER:
1) Fort Sumter
2) Bull Run 1
3) Shiloh
4) Siege of Richmond
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QUESTION:
Which event is shown in the
following?
The battle of Shiloh
The Shenandoah battles
The Battle of Gettysburg
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QUESTION:
Which battle…
ANSWER:
Shenandoah
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Question:
Place the following events in order.
-Siege of New Orleans
-Siege of Fort Sumter
-Siege of Atlanta
-Surrender of Appomattox
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Question:
Place the following events in order.
Siege of New Orleans
Siege of Fort Sumter
Siege of Atlanta
Surrender of Appomattox
ANSWER:
1) Fort Sumter 2) New Orleans 3)
Atlanta 4) Appomattox Courthouse
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QUESTION:
What order did the following
events happen in?
-Siege of Atlanta
-Antietam
-Shiloh
-Gettysburg
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QUESTION:
QUESTION: What order did the following
events happen in?
-Siege of Atlanta
-Antietam
-Shiloh
- Gettysburg
ANSWER: 1) Shiloh, 2) Antietam,
3)Gettysburg and then 4) Atlanta
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Final
Jeopardy!
Final Jeopardy Question
Why did the South secede and why
did the Union ultimately fight the
South when the war started?
Final Jeopardy Question
Why did the South secede and why did the
Union ultimately fight the South when the
war started?
The South wanted states rights and
protection of their culture
The Union wanted to preserve the United
States and not let states come and go
whenever they please