GS-Civil War Review

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What was the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War? Options: Fort Sumter, Antietam, Atlanta

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Antietam

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What battle was the true turning point of the Civil War? Options: Gettysburg, Savannah, Richmond

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Gettysburg

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What was the largest battle ever fought in Georgia? Options: Chickamauga, Atlanta Campaign, Andersonville

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Chickamauga

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What document stated that all slaves would be freed if the South continued to fight in the war? Options: Georgia Platform, Articles of Confederation, Emancipation Proclamation

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Emancipation Proclamation

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What short speech offered a reason for the war and why so many men fought and died? Options: I Have a Dream, Gettysburg Address, The Atlanta Summons

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Gettysburg Address

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Name the North's strategy that prevented the South from exporting cotton and importing weapons and supplies.

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Union Blockade

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Name the general whose military campaign through Georgia had an enormous impact on the state.

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Sherman

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Why was the Atlanta Campaign so important?

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Confederacy relied on Atlanta as a major factory and railroad center and if captured would crush the South.

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What did General Sherman do in hopes of ending the war quickly?

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In his March to the Sea, Sherman's army created a path of civilian destruction.

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Name the Confederate prisoner of war camp located in Georgia during the Civil War.

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Andersonville