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Civil War
American History
20 cards·by Calera Bulldog
The Civil War began in 1861 when Confederate troops began to fire on what fort
Fort Sumter
Union General __________ planned to destroy the south's economy with a naval blockage of
southern ports.
Winfield Scott
The South tried to win foreign allies through .....
cotton diplomacy
In his inaugural address, _________ promised not to end slavery where it existed.
Abraham Lincoln
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri were known as .........
border states
He was the confederate general Winfield Scott or PGT Beauregard
PGT Beauregard
He was a Union general... Jefferson Davis or Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
What region fought to perserve their way of life
South
What region fought to reestablish the Union
North
Who was the Confederate president
Jefferson Davis
The Civil WAr began when the Confederates captured a fort in
South Carolina
The state that lay between teh Union and the Confederacy were called
border states
The general who had the chance to lead the Union army before he joined the Confederacy was ....
Robert E. Lee
During the beginning of the war, the South had a better....
army
The state formed in 1863 to side with the Union was .....
West Virginia
The __________ consisted mostly of free African Americans
54th Massachusetts Volunteers
The _____________ called for all Confederate slaves to be freed.
Emancipation Proclamation
___________________ were a group of Northern Democrates who spoke out against the Civil War.
Copperheads
What do you call teh constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment.
habeas corpus
Who worked as a volunteer during the Civil War, organized collection of medicine and supplies
delivered to Union troops on the battle field
Clara Barton