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  1. Which city served as the capital of the Confederate States of America for most of the Civil War?

    Answer: Richmond

    Richmond, Virginia, became the Confederate capital after Virginia seceded in 1861.

  2. The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) declared free the enslaved people:

    Answer: In Confederate states in rebellion

    Lincoln's order applied to areas in rebellion and made abolition a war aim.

  3. Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865?

    Answer: Appomattox Court House

    Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

  4. Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

    Answer: Thirteenth

    The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, ended slavery.

  5. The Fourteenth Amendment is best known for granting:

    Answer: Citizenship and equal protection of the laws

    It defined citizenship and guaranteed equal protection to formerly enslaved people.

  6. Which Supreme Court case upheld 'separate but equal' segregation in 1896?

    Answer: Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson allowed segregated public facilities under the separate-but-equal doctrine.

  7. The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) is considered a turning point because:

    Answer: Lee's invasion of the North was defeated

    The Union victory ended Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania and weakened the Confederacy.

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