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Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Sparky!
- Who called the Emancipation Proclamation "the greatestevent of our nation's history."
- On November 24-25, 1863, Philip Sheridan capturedMissionary Ridge. It means "Battle above the Clouds." What battle is this?
- Someone who agreed to serve inyour place if you were drafted
- Guarantees accused individuals the right to ahearing before being jailed (Lincoln and Davissuspended this during the Civil War)
- Lincoln hoped that the Emancipation Proclamation wouldencourage slaves to ________________________.
- In the Civil War, 37,000 black soldiers were killed and 10,000 hispanics soldiers fought in the war.
- Lincoln was afraid that freeing all the slaves might cause thefour loyal slave states to ____________________.
- _________________________ was actually freed by theProclamation because it theoretically applied only to areascontrolled by the _________________________.
- D.More casualties than in all of America'sprevious wars combined (at that point)
- Andrew Johnson was a ____________________ [party] from____________________ [state]
- What amendment abolished slavery throughout the US?
- Lee drove an overcautious McClellan awayfrom the Confederate capital of Richmond
- On September 18-20, 1863, it was the only important Confederatevictory in the "West" during the Civil War. Interpreted to mean the"River of Death" is what battle?
- What killed two men forevery one who died in battle?
- The Union victory at the Battle of ____________________ inMaryland on September 17, 1862 allowed Lincoln to announcehis proclamation.
- About one of every eleven Union soldiers and one of every eight Confederate soldiers deserted during the Civil War.
- Who was the photographer who earned fame (and poverty) for documenting the carnage of the Civil War?
- Famous commander of the Confederate Armyof Northern Virginia
- First Union victories of war; U.S. Grantcalled "Unconditional Surrender" Grant
- General whose troops destroyed much ofGeorgia and Carolinas as part of "total war"