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Civil War Essential Statements
Directions- Complete the following statements by filling the correct word or phrase. The statements capture the major themes of the American Civil War.
1.
The Civil War began in April of _________ and ended in April of ___________.
2.
The North or_______________ fought the South or _________________.
3.
There would not have been a Civil War if not for the issue of________________.
4.
The first southern state to break from the Union was___________________.
5.
The first battle of the Civil War was _____________________. It is located of the coast of ____________________.
6.
_________________________, the President of the United States, wanted to preserve the Union.
7.
_________________________ was the president of the Confederacy.
8.
The first land battle of the Civil War was ______________________. It is located in _______________________.
9.
The Battle of _____________________ was the bloodiest single day in American
History.
10.
The ___________________________, signed by Abraham Lincoln, freed the slaves. It went into effect on _______________________, 1863.
11.
The Battle of ______________________ is considered the turning point of the
Civil War. It is located in ___________________________.
12.
On July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, the attack known as _______________________ resulted in the defeat of the Confederate Army.
13.
On July 4, 1863 the Union defeated the Confederates in Mississippi at the battle of _____________________. It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
14.
General ____________________ led a march of over 60,000 Union troops through the deep South to the Atlantic Ocean.
15.
On November 19, 1863 Lincoln gave the famous _________________________.
16.
In March of 1864 Lincoln named _________________________ as the commander of the Union Armies.
17.
_______________________ was the Confederate commander of the Army of
Northern Virginia.
18.
On April 9, 1865 General Lee and General Grant met in the small town of
_____________________________ to arrange the surrender of the Confederates.
19.
Most of the soldiers in the Civil War died of ______________________.
20.
In the end, ______________________ Americans would die in the Civil War.