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- 2. William Tecumseh Sherman led Union forces to destroy what city, which was the South’s biggest hub for railroad lines?
- 8. Did Britain side with the Confederacy, the Union, or remain neutral?
- 12. What was the name of the first major land battle of the Civil War, where the Confederates won once their reinforcements arrived?
- 13. What was the name of the Confederate general who is famous for his strong defense in the Battle of Bull Run?
- 15. After Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as the commander of all Union forces, Grant appointed ____________ to command all troops in Mississippi, who, like Grant, believed in waging total war.
- 18. The Union had more factories, a bigger railroad system, and a bigger _________ than the Confederacy.
- 21. As General McClellan led his army toward Richmond, he fought Confederate troops commanded by what Confederate general?
- 22. What Confederate general died of pneumonia on May 10, 1963?
- 24. To find supplies and to force Union forces to move out of Southern territory, the Confederate troops pushed into Pennsylvania and fought what battle, which lasted for three days until the Confederates finally retreated?
- 25. Congress imposed what tax, which takes a percentage of one’s income to help pay for the war?
- 29. How many slave states remained in the Union?
- 31. Lincoln issued what proclamation, stating that slaves in areas under rebellion would be freed and thus making the Civil War a fight over slavery?
- 32. Who commanded a Union fleet of 40 ships and seized New Orleans?
- 33. After the Union’s first defeat, Lincoln appointed what general to lead the Union forces near Washington?
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- 1. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant met in what town to discuss the Confederate surrender?
- 3. What were the ships called that could resist burning, ram other ships, and withstand cannon fire that were first used in the Civil War?
- 4. What was the name of Lincoln’s speech at a dedication for a cemetery at Gettysburg, which stressed the unity of the states under one nation?
- 5. What was the name of the Union regiment of African Americans that was known for its courageous attack on Fort Wagner?
- 6. After defeating the Union at Fredericksburg in December of 1862, the Confederacy defeated the Union again in what battle in May?
- 7. Ulysses S. Grant led the Union forces to attack what city, which fell on July 4, 1863 after Union forces shelled the city until the citizens ran out of food supplies?
- 9. Five days after the Civil War ended, Lincoln was assassinated by who while watching a play in the Ford Theatre?
- 10. What was the name of the creek that the bloodiest single-day battle in American history took place by?
- 11. How many Confederate states were there?
- 14. Clara Barton, a Union nurse during the Civil War, went on to found what organization?
- 16. The civil war increased the power of the _________________.
- 17. What Confederate general took command after Joseph E. Johnston was wounded?
- 19. Did most of the fighting in the Civil War take place in the North or the South?
- 20. What Amendment established after the Civil War banned slavery in the United States?
- 23. What is the name of the draft imposed by both the Confederacy and the Union that forced men to serve in the army?
- 26. What was the name of U.S. General-in-Chief Winfield Scott’s strategy to block the Confederacy off from aid and slowly strangle it?
- 27. The Confederacy faced a ____ shortage because a lot of farmers served in the army.
- 28. What Union general captured two Confederate forts, Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, in just 11 days?
- 30. On April 12, 1861, Confederate soldiers attacked what fort, resulting in the surrender of the Union troops the following day?