Civil War & Reconstruction

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_____________________ was the president of the Union during the Civil War

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Abraham Lincoln

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__________________________ was the president of the Confederate States of America.

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Jefferson Davis

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The Battle of _________________________ was the start of the Civil War.

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Fort Sumter

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In September 1862, Lincoln signed the ________________________________ which freed all slaves in the rebelling Confederate states.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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This Union General marched his troops from Atlanta to Savannah destroying and burning towns along the way. This became known as the March to the Sea.

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General Sherman

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President Lincoln gave a famous speech at the site of one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the Civil War. This speech became known as the __________________________________.

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Gettysburg Address

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__________________________ was a Confederate General who surrendered at Appomattox Court House.

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Robert E. Lee

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The Missouri Compromise said that any state north of the 36 30' line would be considered a _____ state.

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free

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During Polk's presidency...

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two new territories were added: Texas and Oregon.

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The Mexican-American War started as a result of...

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discrepancies about borders - Mexico and the U.S. both thought they had control over the same land.