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- Ulysses S. Grant's first BIG success came in the 1863 battle at what Mississippi city?
- This was a U.S. abolitionist who founded the North Star.
- What was the main cause of death during the Civil War?
- The Emancipation Proclamation was announced after the Battle of
- What was the MAIN purpose of General Sherman's "March to the Sea" in the Civil War?
- The Union attack in this decisive 1863 battle was led by the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the first major American military units made up exclusively of black soldiers.
- Match these regional characteristics to the correct REGION of the U.S. Slave labor, States rights, Lower population, Agriculture Economy
- Deadliest one-day battle in American History with almost 23,000 casualties
- What battle was a major victory for the Union in the American Civil War?
- What state did the Union victory at the Battle of Vicksburg take place?
- This was an American abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Why did South Carolina's secede from the United States in 1860?
- Where was the location where General William T. Sherman began his infamous March to the Sea.
- This is the name of the book, published in 1852, that dramatically portrayed the lives of slaves in the American South, serving as not only a spark in the abolition movement but as a motivating factor of the Civil War.
- This infantry regiment was formed during the Civil War in 1863 and it bears the distinction of being the first all African-American unit in U.S. military history.
- This is the city in Virginia where General Lee surrendered his Confederate forces to Union General Grant on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War.
- This was the event that pushed Southern states toward secession, with South Carolina declaring their intent to secede within weeks.
- This was a 3-minute address by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of a battle in Pennsylvania.
- Impact of Roosevelt's Presidency in terms of presidential power
- This proclamation freed slaves in 10 confederate states still in rebellion