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- 4. He led one of the most important events in the civil war, the March to the Sea. It was this event that made the south realize they would lose the war and the north would be victorious
- 5. Lincoln suspended this amendment to be able to imprison southerns, and ensure Northern victory
- 11. This policy hurt Southern war efforts but increased the amount of people fighting in the Northern army
- 12. The first and only president of the Confederate states. His failure of being a good president showed the confederates that Lincoln was a more skilled and intelligent leader
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- 1. The first battle in which the south attacked a fort that was under northern control. This battle pushed Lincoln into declaring the start of the civil war
- 2. This person was an extremely valuable commander for the confederate army. When he passed away the South lost their strategic commander who helped them win battles
- 3. This battle is the battle where the North gained control of the Mississippi river, which left the south at a disadvantage, paving the way for their defeat in the war
- 6. This city was burned by the Union which demonstrated to the South that the war would end with their defeat
- 7. This speech gave meaning to the war and made the purpose of it clear
- 8. This was the bloodiest battle fought in the Civil war, and it is known as the turning point of the war. This victory for the Union was one of many
- 9. This person helped achieve victory in the North by using strategies and natural features such as the Mississippi river to complicate things for the South
- 10. It was thanks to this person that the South was able to survive the war for so long while being at a disadvantage in population and supplies