VILLA final study guide part 3

What were the two main factions in the Civil War?

• The Union and the Confederacy

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What was the main strategy of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

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• To defend their territory and seek European support

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What event officially marked the end of the Civil War?

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• The surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House

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What did President Lincoln promise not to do in his inaugural speech in 1861?

• He promised not to interfere with slavery where it already existed

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What did the Emancipation Proclamation accomplish?

• It declared all enslaved people in the Confederate states to be free

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What was the primary goal of the Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?

• To blockade Southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River

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What was the main cause of the Civil War?

• Disagreements over slavery and states’ rights

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What was the immediate cause of the Civil War?

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• The attack on Fort Sumter in 1861

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What were the border states during the Civil War?

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• Slave states that remained loyal to the Union

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What did many Southern slave owners fear after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued?

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• Rebellion of enslaved people and loss of their workforce

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