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| The second Battle of Bull Run was won by the North or South and what effect did it have? | The South won it pushing the North back from Richmond, Virginia to Washington D.C. It was low point for the North. |
| How was the battle of Antietam won by the North? | General McClellan intercepted a copy of General Lee's orders detailing troop placement. |
| What is the battle of Antietam known for? | It was the bloodiest (most lives lost) day in American history. |
| What significance did the battle of Antietam have in the war? | Because the North won the battle, it gave Lincoln the ability to publish the Emanicpation Proclamation from a position of strength. It also stalled Lee's invasion of the North. |
| In a war both sides would like to win what significant territory? | they want to conquer the other side's capitol |
| What were the two capitols that each side were trying to protect at all cost? | The South was trying to protect Richmond, Virginia and the North's capitol was Washington D.C. |
| What was General Lee attempting to do at the battle of Gettysburg? | He wanted to have victory in the North territory that would give him a direct path to Washington D.C. |
| What serious consequences did the battle of Gettysburg have on the South? | it lost one-third of its army and the South would not longer be able to invade Northern territory |
| During the war, who did Lincoln put in charge of all the Union's (the North's) armies and why? | Lincoln put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of all the armies because he demonstrated tenacity (the ability to perservere, fight and fight again) |
| What was Sherman's March | General Sherman split the South horizontally by marching his troops from Georgia to the Sea and destroying everything on the way. |
| What made the Civil War so bloody or deadly? | New techonology that improved canons, bullets, rifles, and ironclad battleships. |
| Where and when did the South surrender? | The Appottomax Court House on April 9, 1865. Both generals shook hands and even reminisced about when they knew each other in the army. |
| Lincoln wanted to offer what to the South when they surrendered? | to allow the Confederate soldiers to return home with their horses and rifles. |
| Why did Lincoln want to offer generous terms of surrender to the South? | He wanted to bring the soldiers back into the Union quickly without a lot of hatred. |
| After the Civil war, what was the South like? | It was devastated physically, economically, and spiritually. |
| What long term effects did the war have on the North and South? | The war left hatred between the North and South for decades. The Sothern rich people were stripped of their wealth and power. |
