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| What marked the start of the Civil War? | The firing of Confederate guns on Fort Sumter. |
| Name a northern advantage at start of Civil War | Abundant natural resources. |
| Name a Southern advantage at start of Civil War. | Strong military leadership. |
| The lead General of the Confederate army decided to join the Confederacy over the Union. Why? | He felt a sense of loyalty to his home state of Virginia. |
| The Battle of Bull Run proved: | That a quick victory was impossible. |
| The Union's Anaconda Plan included these strategies: | Dividing the South, blocking Southern ports, and capturing Richmond, Virginia. |
| A Civil War is a conflict between: | Two groups of citizens within one country. |
| What did women do during the war? | Ran farms and businesses, military messengers guides scouts smugglers or spies, provided medical care for the sick and wounded soldiers. |
| The Battle of Antietam was a defeat for both sides because: | It was the bloodiest single day of the war. |
| Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared that: | Slaves in Confederate states were free. |
| The Union army's goal in the West was to gain control of: | The Mississippi River. |
| What made the new warships in the South dangerous to the Union Navy? | They were armored with a thick metal plating. |
| African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina's Fort Wagner: | The 54th Massachusetts Infantry. |
| How did both armies build up their troops? | They used a draft, forcing civilian men to serve. |
| Why did the North wat to capture Atlanta, Georgia? | To destroy a leading center of Southern railroads and industry. |
| Sherman's March to the Sea was an example of: | Total war. |
| Who helped create the American Red Cross and design patient treatment in the Civil War? | Clara Barton. |
| How many years did the Civil War last? | Four. |
| Gettysburg was the: | Turning point of the war. |
| Battle of the Ironclads: | Hampton Roads. |
| What was the first major battle of the war? | First Bull Run. |
| Surrendered after 6-week siege: | Vicksburg. |
| Civil War surrender location: | Appomattox Courthouse. |
| Confederate General who was never President: | Stonewall Jackson. |
| Confederate President: | Jefferson Davis. |
| Union General who was never President: | William T. Sherman |
| Union President: | Abraham Lincoln. |
| Underground Railroad Leader: | Harriet Tubman. |
| Famous orator and abolitionist: | Frederick Douglas. |
| Presidential assasin: | John Wilkes Booth. |
| To withdraw from the Union: | Secede. |
| Weapons and big guns: | Artillery. |
| Amendment that outlawed slavery: | Thirteenth. |
| Who ran for President AGAINST Abraham Lincoln in 1864? | George B. McClellan. |
| What happened to Rosa Park when decided not to give her seat to a white person | She was arrested for standing up to the Alabama law that required black riders to give up their seats up to white passengers |
