Civil War-Recostruction Flashcard

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The Emancipation Proclamation

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ended slavery in the Confederate states

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Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Abraham Lincoln

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What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?

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Abolitionists

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Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States? Options: 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th

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13th

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This was the president of the Confederate States.

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Jefferson Davis

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This was the President of the Union.

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Abraham Lincoln

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This is where the Civil War Ended: Yorktown, Richmond, Gettysburg, Appomattox Courthouse

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Appomattox Courthouse

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Why were the Southerners afraid of Abraham Lincoln becoming president?

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The Southerners believed that the US government would abolish slavery.

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What does secede mean?

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to officially leave or separate from a group

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The Union strategy at the beginning of the Civil War was called the...

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Anaconda Plan