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Which document declared all slaves in states in rebellion to be free?
Which document declared all slaves in states in rebellion to be free?
- The Gettysburg Address
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Bill of Rights
- The Emancipation Proclamation (correct)
Which battle resulted in the split of the Confederacy at the Mississippi River?
Which battle resulted in the split of the Confederacy at the Mississippi River?
- The Battle of Gettysburg
- The Battle of Appomattox Court House
- The Siege of Vicksburg (correct)
- The Siege of Petersburg
Who became the commander of all Union armies in 1864?
Who became the commander of all Union armies in 1864?
- William Tecumseh Sherman
- Robert E. Lee
- Ulysses S. Grant (correct)
- Abraham Lincoln
Which Union general led the March to the Sea?
Which Union general led the March to the Sea?
When did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?
When did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?
What event occurred just five days after General Lee's surrender?
What event occurred just five days after General Lee's surrender?
What was the deadliest military conflict in American history?
What was the deadliest military conflict in American history?
Which issue dominated politics for decades leading up to the Civil War?
Which issue dominated politics for decades leading up to the Civil War?
What was the central cause of the war according to most academic scholars?
What was the central cause of the war according to most academic scholars?
What was the Republican Party's stance on slavery?
What was the Republican Party's stance on slavery?
What was the main cause of disunion and the war that followed?
What was the main cause of disunion and the war that followed?
What was the strategy of the anti-slavery forces?
What was the strategy of the anti-slavery forces?
What did many Southern leaders threaten if Lincoln won the 1860 election?
What did many Southern leaders threaten if Lincoln won the 1860 election?
What did Confederate soldiers primarily fight the war to protect?
What did Confederate soldiers primarily fight the war to protect?
Which event triggered the American Civil War?
Which event triggered the American Civil War?
Who opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories?
Who opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories?
Where did the majority of the intense combat take place during the Civil War?
Where did the majority of the intense combat take place during the Civil War?
Which side controlled about a third of the U.S. population during the Civil War?
Which side controlled about a third of the U.S. population during the Civil War?
What was the central cause of the American Civil War?
What was the central cause of the American Civil War?
How many southern slave states initially seceded from the United States?
How many southern slave states initially seceded from the United States?
What did the Confederacy seize within their borders in response to Lincoln's victory?
What did the Confederacy seize within their borders in response to Lincoln's victory?
What event added impetus to the abolitionist cause?
What event added impetus to the abolitionist cause?
Who were the abolitionists influenced by?
Who were the abolitionists influenced by?
What did the Southern whites fear would happen if slaves were emancipated?
What did the Southern whites fear would happen if slaves were emancipated?
Which historical event contributed to the fears of Southern whites regarding emancipation?
Which historical event contributed to the fears of Southern whites regarding emancipation?
What did the critics of the idea of emancipation refer to as 'a disease in the public mind'?
What did the critics of the idea of emancipation refer to as 'a disease in the public mind'?
When did the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves go into effect?
When did the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves go into effect?
Who supported the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves?
Who supported the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves?
Who helped found manumission societies?
Who helped found manumission societies?
What was the result of the actions of some slave owners influenced by the Revolution?
What was the result of the actions of some slave owners influenced by the Revolution?
