| Term | Definition |
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| The South, alot of lives were lost on both sides, but the war was fought mostly in the South, so it suffered a great deal of destruction. | In which part of the country were cities, homes, barns, crops & livestock destroyed? |
| Ulysses S. Grant | I was the Union general who captured the city of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River, then came east to defeat the Confederate Army of Virginia. I later became President of the United States. |
| What two issues led to the Civil War? | Slavery and States' Rights. |
| In which war did more American soldiers die than in all other wars combined? | The Civil War |
| Abraham Lincoln | I was President of the United States when the Civil War broke out. I led the Union to victory over the rebel states. My Emancipation Proclamation paved the way to the end of slavery. |
| The Emancipation Proclamation | After teh battle of Antietem, President Lincoln announced that slaves in the South would be free. The abolition of slavery became a goal of the war. |
| Robert E. Lee | I was an officer in the United States Army when the Civil War began. I remained loyal to my native Virginia and commanded the Confederate Army of Virginia. Although I led my troops to defeat in Gettysburg, I am considered one of the greatest generals in American history. |
| African Americans | The members of the 54th Massachuessets and other regiments proved that they could fight with valor and for their nation and their freedom. |
| The telegraph and railroads allowed armies to move troops and supplies faster than ever before. Traditional military tactics like massed frontal assaults led to high casualties because they were not effective agains the new rifles and cannons. | The Civil War has been called the first modern war, using new kinds of weapons, communication and transporation. How did traditional military tactics work in this new kind of war? |
| Jefferson Davis | When the Southern states seceded from the Union, I was elected President of the Confederate States of America -- the only President the CSA ever had. I was forced to flee my capital city of Richmond, Virginia when Union troops captured and burned the city. |
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