Battles of the Civil War

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Considered a turning point of the war; North becomes confident of winning the war

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Battle of Gettysburg

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Where did Grant accept Lee's surrender in Virginia on April 9, 1865?

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Appomattox Courthouse

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Bloodiest Battle day of the war (23,000 casualties) Confederates lost 1/3 of their army.

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Battle of Antietam

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First "battle" of the Civil War- fought for 2 days. The Union eventually surrendered.

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Battle of Fort Sumter

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Which city in Mississippi was besieged by Grant from May 18 to July 4, 1863, until it surrendered, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union?

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Battle of Vicksburg

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According to the bar graph, what region had the larger share of resources in the United States? Options: The South, The North, The West, All regions had equal amount of resources

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The North

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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, it allowed for slaves to fight in the Union army and strengthened the North?

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Who was elected president in 1860, in turn causing some southern states to secede?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Who won the war? Options: Confederacy, Union, England, France

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Union

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North captured this stronghold to gain control of the Mississippi River, which divided the Confederacy.

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Vicksburg