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| What was the name of the speech that Abraham Lincoln gave at the cemetary dedicated to Civil War soldiers? |
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| Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired? |
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| Ft. Sumter, South Carolina |
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| Who shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater? |
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| Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant that ended the Civil War. |
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| What were the dates of the Civil War? |
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| Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? |
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| What was the significance of the 13th amendment? |
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| abolished slavery (slavery ends) |
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| Which state seceded from the Union first? |
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| What is the significance of the 15th amendment? |
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| right to vote for African Americans and others |
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| Who was the 16th President of the United States during the Civil War? |
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| Which battle gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union and split the Confederacy in two? |
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| Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi |
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| What was the significance of the 14th amendment |
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| Granted citizenship for African Americans and others |
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| Freed all the slaves in the CONFEDERATE STATES ONLY |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| What was the turning point of the Civil War when the Confederate troops retreated and never invaded the North again? |
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| What color did Union soldiers wear? |
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| What color did Confederate soldiers wear? |
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| General of the Union army |
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| General of the Confederate army |
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| Which side won the Civil War? |
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| Lincoln's First Inaugural Address |
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| Lincoln stated, "no state could lawfully get out of the Union," and pledged there would be no war unless the South started it |
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| Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address |
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| meant to help restore the Union after four years of Civil War |
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