Civil War Review

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Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered to be the turning point of the war?

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The South was never able to recover from the casualties and did not invade Northern territories again

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General Grant also hurt the South by taking control of the Mississippi River in the Siege of...

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Vicksburg

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General Sherman in his March to the Sea used this tactic in order to defeat the South

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Total War(Scorched Earth)

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General Grant accepted Lee's unconditional surrender to end the Civil War at this place: Manassas Courthouse, Appomattox Courthouse, Philadelphia Courthouse, Gettysburg Courthouse

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Appomattox Courthouse

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Who won the Election of 1860?

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Abraham Lincoln

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The initial goal of the North at the beginning of the war was to:

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preserve the union

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The South invades the North for the first time during the Maryland Campaign, leading to this, the bloodiest one day battle in U.S. history.

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Antietam

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What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

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First Battle of Bull Run

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What impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the war?

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it made the war about saving the Union and ending slavery

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Which was the first state to secede from the Union in 1860?

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South Carolina