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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT US HISTORY CHAPTER 4
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Question 1: system of enforced military service instituted in the Norht
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conscription
Question 2: What battle is considered to be the turning point in the Civil War?
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Battle of Gettysberg
Question 3: the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, by Union troops
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meant that union troops controlled the Mississippi ports Question 4: Which of the following terms describes General Grants strategy fron crushing the Confederacy after the Battle of Gettysburg?
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total war
Question 5: photographer who took pictures of Civil War battlefields
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Alexander Gardner
Question 6: Introduced to help fund the war in the North
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income tax
Question 7: Vicksburg is located on which major river?
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Mississippi
Question 8: How did the Civil War end?
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Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox courthouse in Virginia Question 9: After 1863, what did General Grant want to do even if it meant thousands of Union Soldiers were killed?
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crush large number of confederate troops.
Question 10: African Americans in the South often helped union forces by
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serving as spies and scouts Question 11: What is one advantage that helped the North to achieve victory in the Civil War?
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More technological resources Question 12: What port on the Gulf of Mexico was captured by Union forces early in the war?
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New Orleans
Question 13: Lincolns response to the increasingly difficult issue of slavery
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Emancipation Proclamation Question 14: Abolitionists influenced Lincolns decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamtion by
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pressuring him to take a stand on slavery Question 15: Before the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved African Americans who were captured by Union forces were often treated as
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contraband
Question 16: Union strategy that aimed to cripple the South completely
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Anaconda plan
Question 17: bill that abolished slavery in the United States
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13 amendment Question 18: which side had a more difficult time rebuilding after the Civil War?
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the south Question 19: Which of the following contributed to Lincolns decision to address the issue of slavery in the South?
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his worry about anti slavery in Europe Question 20: What impact did the Civil War have on the Souths African American population?
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many migrated to north and west
Question 21: a person who shot and killed President Lincoln
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John Wilkes Booth
Question 22: How did the Civil War affect industries in the North?
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Industries became more mechanized Question 23: What did Union forces decide to attack in their efforts to demoralize the South after 1863?
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military and civilian Question 24: mandated that African American soldiers be accepted in to the military
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Militia Act Question 25: What did Lincoln want before he announced the Emancipation Proclamtion?
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a major union military victory Question 26: Why was the Civil Wars first large battle, the first Battle of Bull Run, so shocking?
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the battle was more brutal than people expected
Question 27: What is one geographic advantage the South had over the North?
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The south was fighting in their own territory Question 28: What did the United States Treasury create when the Legal Tender Act was passed in 1862?
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a common national currency