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35 Cards in this Set
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Commanding General of the Union forces who accepted the surrender of the Confederates at the end of the Civil War
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Ulysses S. Grant
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The Union hoped to gain control of these two rivers and cut the Confederacy in half
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Mississippi, Tennessee
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The capture of this city by David Farragut put the mouth of the Mississippi River and access to the Gulf of Mexico firmly under Union control
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New Orleans
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McClelland's hesitation helped lead to the failure of Union troops to capture this Confederate city
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Richmond, VA
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This battel started by accident when Union forces surprised the Rebel army which was raiding a town for shoes
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Gettysburg, PA
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This important Confederate officer died at Chancellorsville. Robert E. Lee called him his "right arm."
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Stonewall Jackson
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Slavery was finally made illegal in the United States with the ratification of this amendment
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13th
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President Lincoln appointed this man leader of the Union army after the 1st battle of Bull Run
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George B. McClelland
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These ships were seen for the first time during the Civil War and were covered with metal.
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Ironclads
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This woman founded the American Red Cross
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Clara Barton
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Abraham Lincoln caused four states to join the Confederacy after Fort Sumter by calling for these
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troop to fight for the Union
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The Union was the only side to use these as soldiers
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African Americans
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Targeting all aspects of the enemy's life is know as ____ war.
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total
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Sherman used the strategy of "total war" in his campaign called
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The March to the Sea
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What was the only state to be admitted to the Union during the Civil War? (1863)
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West Virginia
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To close ports
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Blockade
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The worst disturbance in protest of the draft law in the North occured here
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New York City
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What was the most famous African American regiment in the Civil War?
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54th Massachusetts
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Enemy ships that break through the enemy's defenses are known as ?
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blockade runners
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Thousands of women served in this role during the Civil War
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Nurses
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The bloodiest day of the Civil War occured during this battle
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Antietam, MD
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These remained in the Union but were divided over which side to support in the Civil War.
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Border states
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This battle was named after a small church and lasted two days.
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Shiloh
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The Confederate capital of Richmond, VA was only 100 miles from this important Union city
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Washington, DC
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President Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was to
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Preserve the Union
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This stated that all slaves in areas in rebellion against the United States were free
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Democrats in the North who favored negotiating with the South
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Peace Democrats/Copperheads
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This guarantees accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed
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habeas corpus
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The North had an advantage over the South because of its ________________army.
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larger
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He was president of the Confederate States of America
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Jefferson Davis
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This was the goal of the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War
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To gain recognition as a Sovereign country
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Abraham Lincoln waited for the Northern victory at Antietam to take action against this
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slavery
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The Civil War ended with the Confederate surrendering at
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Appomattox Courthouse
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Because of the Union victory in the Civil War, this became more powerful than the states
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The Federal Government
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These two battles were the turning points in the Civil War for the Union.
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Gettysburg, Vicksburg
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