Unit 4 - Part 2 - The Civil War

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The first battle of the Civil War occurred at

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Fort Sumter

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Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

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Jefferson Davis

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Which document only symbolically freed Southern slaves, but created a moral focus for the Civil War? Options: the 13th Amendment, the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Fugitive Slave Law

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the Emancipation Proclamation

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What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address, delivered by President Lincoln on November 19, 1863?

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dedicate the battlefield as a national cemetery to honor the soldiers.

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As the nation entered the Civil War, the Union had several advantages over the Confederacy. Which of the following factors was a Confederate Advantage?
larger population,
better leadership,
more industries,
more railroads

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better leadership

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Which Union victory was a turning point in the Civil War in the East?

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Gettysburg

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Which Civil War battle resulted in the Union gaining strategic control of the Mississippi River?

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Vicksburg

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What justification did Lincoln have for suspending habeas corpus during the Civil War?

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Lincoln suspended these rules to allow Confederate sympathizers in Northern states to be held during the war.

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This excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address indicates that the president

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desired reconciliation and peace between the North and South and a smooth transition back into the Union.

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Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.

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Election of 1860

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