Civil War thru Gilded Age

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To break away from a group

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secede

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Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

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Robert E. Lee

Front

President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.

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Abraham Lincoln

Front

The 1^st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

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Jefferson Davis

Front

The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War

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Fort Sumter

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What was the campaign led by General Sherman through Georgia toward Savannah that involved destroying resources needed for war?

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March to the Sea

Front

The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on: Paid workers, Industry, Agriculture, Goods & Services

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Agriculture

Front

The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on: Unpaid workers, Industry, Agriculture, Goods & Services

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Industry

Front

What was the MOST SIGNIFICANT outcome of the 1860 Presidential election?

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The Southern states started to secede (withdraw/leave)

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The Union wanted to control the Mississippi River so that it could control the movement of trade and goods, it was a natural division to “split the South”, it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land.

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all of the above