Question

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2. The goal for the North was __________________________________ . The goal for the South was to establish _________________________________ in order to preserve __________________.

3. The turning point battle of the Civil War was the Battle of ________________________.

4. The first major battle of the Civil War that proved the war would not be a quick one was the Battle of __________________________.

5. The Battle of _________________________________________ was one of the bloodiest of the war, was an early Northern victory, convinced foreign countries not to help the South, and gave Lincoln the opportunity to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.

6. The Battle of _______________________________________ gave the North control of the West by gaining access to the Mississippi River.

7. The _____________________________ was the name of Lincoln’s plan to free all the slaves.

8. TRUE OR FALSE: Lincoln’s plan to free the slaves was successful.

9. The _____________________________ was an inspiring speech Lincoln gave during the war saying it was about freedom.

10. _________________________________ was the location where the South surrendered to end the Civil War.

11. The first attack of the Civil War was located at _________________________________.

12. The seceding states met in ____________________________ (location) to declare themselves the Confederate States of America.

13. General _________________________________ marched from Tennessee to Georgia with his troops and engaging in _____________________, in which he destroyed everything in his path.

14. The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack (Virginia) was the first American naval battle between ________________________ ships.

15. The ___________________________________ was a plan to surround the Confederacy on all sides and then capture the Southern capital.

16. Sherman’s capture of _________________________ helped Lincoln get re-elected in 1864.

17. ____________________ was the first state to secede after Lincoln’s election.

18. Lincoln’s _______________________________ was a speech trying to convince the Southern states not to secede.

19._________________________________ was a plan to restore the Missouri Compromise line and permanently allow slavery below the 36th line of latitude.

20. TRUE OR FALSE: Lincoln was assassinated before the end of the Civil War.

21. Lincoln was assassinated by _________________________.

Answer 1

20) false he was killed a couple days after the civil war ended

21) actor John Wilkes Booth