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| Describe how Gettsyburg and Vicksburg were important for the Union victory in the Civil War. |
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Gettysburg
*3 day battle
*Confederacy lost 1/3 men- too many to keep fighting
Vicksburg
*last place to be captured before the Mississippi River |
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| What jobs did women possess during the war? |
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| They were nurses and/or any jobs the men had left behind. |
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| What responsiblities did the women resume? |
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| All the responsibilities the men had. |
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| Where did the surrender of lee to grant take place? |
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| Apomatics Court House, VA |
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| What terms did Grant issue to Lee during the surrender? |
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| Lee's men could't raise arms agaist the Union if the papers were signed and then Lee and his men could go home |
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| Why are the terms that Grant issued to Lee significant? |
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| The terms were following exactly what Lincoln wanted- excepting the confederatecy peacfully |
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| How did Lincoln's assassination hurt the South after the Civil war? |
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| Many people in the north wanted to punish te south but lincoln wanted to except them welcoming and peacfully. when lincoln died, the plan was lost |
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| What is total war and how did it contrubute to the end of the war? |
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| total war is to make war against the resources to break their will to fight and that is exactly what it did, allowing the Union to win. |
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| What is the Emancipation Proclamation? |
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| a proclamation issued by Abraham Lincon that freed slaves |
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| When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued? |
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| Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation proclamation? |
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| It was a military strategy. Lincoln had no constitutional right to deprive the people of property but it was okay because they were in war. |
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| "It is us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which who fought here have thus so nobly advanced" Explain. |
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| We, the survivers of this war, have to be devoted to finishing making this country one peaceful one in the future the soldiers who have died fighting had so bravley left that future ahead of us. |
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85% factories
92% manufacture goods
71% railroads
double farmland& population
navy |
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military leaders
homefield advantage |
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