7th US History IA3 Review Flashcard

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The primary reason the Civil War was fought was over the issue of

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slavery

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Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because: they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

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they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

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This was the main economy of the Union: Agriculture, Industry, Shipping, Trade

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Industry

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This was the main economy of the Confederacy: Agriculture, Industry, Shipping, Trade

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Agriculture

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What was the original goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War?

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Restore the Union

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Which Civil War battle was the deadliest single day of fighting in the war and led to a Union victory as Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had to retreat? This battle also marked the first time that the Southern army had invaded the North.

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Battle of Antietam

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Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?

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Emancipation Proclamation

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What was the Gettysburg Address?

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A speech by Lincoln in 1863 in memory of the soldiers that died there

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What did President Lincoln mean when he stated, “that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain”?

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That these men did not die for no reason and that the fight must go on.

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Why did Lincoln echo the words of the Declaration of Independence in his Gettysburg Address?

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He wanted to remind the people of the ideals they were fighting for.