Civil War and Reconstruction Era Review

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What movement did more people support after reading the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?

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the abolition movement

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What does “states’ rights” mean?

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A state can ignore any federal law it does not like.

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What were enslaved people forced to work long hours planting and harvesting in the South?

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cash crops

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What was the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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It made the goal of the war to end slavery.

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In his Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln said that enslaved people living in states that left the _____ were free.

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Union

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What is celebrated each year on Juneteenth?

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The end of slavery in the United States

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What made the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?

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The Confederate Army never recovered from this battle.

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The Battle of Gettysburg was the furthest ________ the Confederate Army fought in the Civil War.

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north

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Why did General William T. Sherman capture Atlanta during the Civil War?

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to stop factories from making weapons for the Confederacy

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How did Sherman's March to the Sea end?

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With the capture of Savannah, Georgia by Union forces