Civil War (People/Speeches/Battles)

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Which Union "victory" in Maryland had 23,000 casualties, otherwise known as the "bloodiest day" of the war?

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Antietam

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Which battle was considered a "turning point" of the Civil War?

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Gettysburg

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The Emancipation Proclamation

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freed only Confederate slaves

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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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The most well known Confederate general was Ulysses S. Grant.

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False

Front

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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Who was the President of the Union?

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Abraham Lincoln

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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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What document does Lincoln refer to in the Gettysburg Address to remind people that "all men are created equal"?

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Declaration of Independence

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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