The US Civil War

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The states that left the Union became known as the __________________________________ states.

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Confederate

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During the Civil War, secession refers to___________________________________.

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states choosing to leave the Union of the United States.

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_________________________________ was the 16th president of the United States and is known for freeing the enslaved African Americans and saving the Union.

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Abraham Lincoln

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The Anaconda Plan was a plan by the Union to ___________________________________.

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block the South's ports to prevent supplies from getting through and block them from trade.

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Why was the Battle of Ft. Sumter important? The Union/federal troops refused to leave even after the Confederate army asked them to. The Confederate army attacked the fort.

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The Union/federal troops refused to leave even after the Confederate army asked them to. The Confederate army attacked the fort.

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Who was the president of the Confederate States?

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Jefferson Davis

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Who was known as the "angel of the battlefield" and worked as a battlefield nurse at the Battle of Antietam?

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Clara Barton

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The official announcement by President Abraham Lincoln about setting the slaves free is known as the _______________________________________.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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What is Juneteenth? And why is it Celebreated?

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It is a holiday that marks the date that slaves in Texas finally heard they were freed (nearly 18 months after it actually happpnend!)

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Where did Robert E. Lee surrender on April 9, 1865?

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Appomattox Courthouse