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- What was the name of the battle that taught the Union this war was not going to be an easy one?
- Many schools closed and became hospitals due to battles being close by. TRUE or FALSE
- What was the name of the battle that ended in a draw between both groups?
- Most destruction of losing crops and home took place in the North rather than in the South. TRUE or FALSE
- What is the decree issued by President Lincoln freeing enslaved people in those parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion on January 1, 1863?
- a system of selecting people for required military service
- Battles fought over the control of New York City and its harbors in 1776
- What assembly of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met in 1774 in response to the Coercive Acts?
- What are the names of the two sides involved in the Civil War?
- The Battle of New Orleans allowed the Union to gain control of the Mississippi River. True or False.
- A very important Revolutionary Battle that encouraged the French to join the war effort in 1777
- to place within a trench, or ditch, for defense; to place in a strong defensive position.
- What are the name of the two groups formed from the Democratic party?
- The last battle in the Revolutionary War taking place in 1781
- This Treaty marked the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783
- A harsh winter in 1777-1778 where inexperienced American Soldiers were trained by German Ally Baron von Steuben in combat
- What were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War in 1775?
- What was the name of the act that allowed the North and South to jail thousands of people without putting them on trial?
- An ultimately small but important battle in the Revolutionary War in 1776
- What were passed in 1774 by the British Parliament as a punitive measure against Massachusetts?