Review for Civil War

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  1. 2. What was the main issue that caused tension between the North and South before the Civil War?
  2. 7. What word describes the state of being liberated or not being enslaved?
  3. 8. Which region of the United States generally supported the Confederacy during the Civil War?
  4. 12. What term describes individuals who fought in the military during the Civil War?
  5. 13. What was the name of the group of states that fought to preserve the United States during the Civil War?
  6. 15. Lincoln Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
  7. 16. Proclamation What was the name of the document issued by President Lincoln that declared slaves in Confederate-held territories to be free?
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  1. 1. Davis Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
  2. 3. What term describes the period after the Civil War when the United States government worked to rebuild the South and bring it back into the Union?
  3. 4. Address What famous speech did President Lincoln give at the dedication of a cemetery for soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg?
  4. 5. Sumter Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place?
  5. 6. What term is used to describe a violent conflict between opposing forces during a war?
  6. 9. What was the name of the group of states that seceded from the Union to form their own government during the Civil War?
  7. 10. What are the leaders of armies called during a war?
  8. 11. Which region of the United States generally supported the Union during the Civil War?
  9. 14. What is the term for the act of states leaving the Union to form their own independent government?