CIVIL WAR

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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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Why were Southerners upset when Lincoln was elected president?

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

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The name given to army from the North.

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Union

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The name given to the southern army.

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Confederates

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Who was the president of the Confederate States?

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Jefferson Davis

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Who was the President of the Union during the Civil War?

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Abraham Lincoln

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What was the main economy of the Confederacy?

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Agriculture

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What was the main economy of the Union?

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Industry

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Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

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Appomattox Court House, Virginia

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What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

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to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war