STAAR REVIEW: CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION

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Who was the president of the Confederacy?

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Jefferson Davis

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Who was the general that surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865 ending the Civil War?

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Robert E. Lee

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Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

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Appomattox Court House, Virginia

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What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

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to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war by using total war

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At the end of which battle did General Grant and his troops secure control of the Mississippi River? Options: Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Richmond

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Vicksburg

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Which 3-day battle was the turning point of the war for the Union army?

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Gettysburg

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Which Civil War battle was the deadliest single day of fighting in the war and led to a Union victory as Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had to retreat? This battle also marked the first time that the Southern army had invaded the North.

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Battle of Antietam

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What was the original goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War? Options: Ban slavery, Restore the Union, Separate from the United States, Make slavery legal everywhere

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Restore the Union

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Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Which reconstruction amendment was written immediately after the Civil War? Options: 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th

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13th