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1
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Lee’s farthest advance to the north resulted in the Battle of ___ in July of 1863.

A

Gettysburg

2
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The three years of the Mexican War were ___ to ___.

A

1846 to 1848

3
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The famous battle of the iron-clad ships involved two ships called the ___ and the ___.

A

Virginia; Monitor

4
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After the failure of such Union generals as ___ and ___, Lincoln finally found one that would sacrifice large numbers of men in order to win. His name was ___.

A

George McClellan; Ambrose Burnside; Ulysses S. Grant

5
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The document that Lincoln signed freeing the slaves in the Confederate States was called the ___, signed in ___.

A

Emancipation Proclamation; 1863

6
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accomplished very little during his one term as the 14th President of the United States

A

Franklin Pierce

7
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Ulysses S. Grant made a very poor President because …

A

he viewed the presidency as a reward for his military service during the Civil War and he showed poor political judgement

8
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Five days later, Lincoln was assassinated by ___ at ___ Theatre in Washington.

A

John Wilkes Booth; Ford’s

9
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The American Civil War lasted from ___ until ___.

A

1861 until 1865

10
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The first President from the Republican Party was ___. This political party is also known as the G.O.P., which stands for ___.

A

Abraham Lincoln; Grand Old Party

11
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The first President of the Confederate States of America was ___, and his Vice President was ___.

A

Jefferson Davis; Alexander H. Stephens

12
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The election of 1876 saw __ allowed to become President in exchange for an end to ___.

A

Rutherford B. Hayes; Reconstruction

13
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The idea that the United States would control all territory between Canada and Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans was known as ___.

A

Manifest Destiny

14
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Famous Civil War nurse and principal founder of the American Red Cross

A

Clara Barton

15
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The Confederate general admired by most people for his “nobility of character”

A

Robert E. Lee

16
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The treaty that ended the Mexican War was ___.

A

the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

17
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The three theaters of war during the Civil War were the ___, ___, and ___.

A

eastern, western, trans-Mississippi

18
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Northern opponents of the were called ___.

A

copperheads

19
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During Andrew Johnson’s administration, the future state of ___ was purchased from ___ for the price of ___.

A

Alaska; Russia; $7,200,000

20
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The idea that states should decide for themselves whether to be free or slave was known as ___.

A

Popular Sovereignty

21
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The ___ Republicans imposed a military occupation and very strict rules on the South.

A

Radical

22
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The first capital of the Confederacy was ___, ___. The second and longest-lasting capital of the Confederacy was ___, ___.

A

Montgomery, Alabama; Richmond, Virginia

23
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Running short of food, ammunition, clothing, and troops, Lee finally surrendered to Grant on ___ (complete date), at ___, ___.

A

April 9, 1865; Appomattox Court House; Virginia

24
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the anti-slavery fanatic who led the raid on Harper’s Ferry, VA, and was hanged.

A

John Brown

25
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The Kansas-Nebraska Bill was propsed by Senator ___, from ___ (state), whose nickname was ___.

A

Stephen Douglas; Illinois; the Little Giant

26
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Lincoln’s Vice President, ___ took office as the 17th President, and was the first President to be ___.

A

Andrew Johnson; impeached

27
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The Civil War began when Fort Sumter was fired upon on ___ (complete date). The first state to secede was ___.

A

April 12, 1861; South Carolina

28
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The first President of the Confederate States of Amercia was ___, and his Vice President was ___.

A

Jefferson Davis; Alexander H. Stephens

29
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The President during the Mexican War was ___, whose nickname was ___.

A

James K. Polk; Old Rough and Ready