Civil War -BrainPop flashcard

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What title was shared by both George Washington and Jefferson Davis?

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President

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Why did firing on Fort Sumter spark the beginning of the Civil War?

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It was a Confederate attack on an American military base.

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What might have happened had the Civil War not occurred? Options: The Confederacy would have been formed anyway. Lincoln would not have been elected president. Slavery would never have existed. States could drop out of the U.S. anytime they wished.

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States could drop out of the U.S. anytime they wished.

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What U.S. President was also a Civil War general?

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Ulysses S. Grant

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What can you conclude about West Virginia from its actions at the time of the Civil War?

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Its citizens did not support secession.

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What is an example of infrastructure in the context of General William Tecumseh Sherman's actions?

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railroads

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What was the intended effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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To free enslaved people in the Confederacy

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What can you infer from the fact that the first Civil War battles had spectators?

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People did not realize how serious the war would become.

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What happened on June 19, 1865?

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Enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they were free.

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With the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union took an official stance on: slavery, segregation, discrimination, military power

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slavery