Civil War

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Which of the following is a formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation?

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Secession

Front

Who was the 16th President of the United States, a Republican, served during the Civil War?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Who was the only elected president of the Confederate States of America?

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Jefferson Davis

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Who was the commander of the Union Army after 1864?

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Which of the following was issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free? Gettysburg Address, Army of Northern Virginia, Appomattox Courthouse

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Emancipation Proclamation

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At which fort did the first hostilities of the Civil War take place? Fort Wagner, Fort Sumter, Fort Hood, For Warren

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Fort Sumter

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Which was the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant?

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Appomattox Courthouse

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Which of the following was the first all volunteer African American Company from Massachusetts? The 54th, The Sons of Liberty, The Avengers, The Army of Northern Virginia

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The 54th

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Which Civil War battle did the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland and was considered the bloodiest battle of the war?

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Antietam

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Why was Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War? Options: The confederates tried to bring the war north, The confederates lost almost 1/4 of their army, The union re-dedicated themselves to the war effort, All these reasons are correct

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All these reasons are correct