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Who was president when the Civil War first started?
What battle in Tennessee was near the Tennessee River?
What general surrendered and was he from the North or the South?
What was the bloodiest battle from the Civil War?
Where were the Union soldiers stationed for this battle?
The Confederate soldiers began a suprise attack on the Union soldiers on what field on the very first day of the battle?
What was so important about the Battle of Shiloh?
Shiloh means what in the Hebrew language?
What was the one crop that the Southerners were known for?
In order to support the cotton industry, what did the Southern plantations depend on?
Explain the different views the North and South had on slavery.
Explain the Compromise of 1850.
What were the 11 states that formed the Confederate States of America?
What was the Confederate president?
What was so important about Fort Donelson during the Civil War?
What Nickname did this battle give Ulysses S. Grant?
What town/city was Fort Donelson near in Tennessee?
When did the Battle of Franklin take place?
Who were the Confederate and Union Army generals in this battle?
Explain what happened at the Cornton Plantation at the Battle of Franklin.
What is happening now on the land where the Battle of Franklin took place?
Who was George E. Pickett and what was he known for?
Who made several journeys to help free slaves using the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote an anti-slavery novel that is thought to be a major cause of the Civil War. What is the name of that novel?
Explain why Frederick Douglas was so famous.
What was the major battle of the Civil War?
What was Pickett's Charge?
How many casualities were there when the battle was over?
How was the Confederate Army affected by this battle?
How did women fight in the war?
How many women fought for the Confederate Army?
How many women soldiers are thought to have fought in the Civil War?
Where did General Lee surrender his troops?
Why did he surrender?
Where was President Jefferson Davis when he received word that Lee has surrendered his troops?
