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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the American Civil War answer the following question:
Give a brief account of the course of the Civil War.
Solution
Initially, the Southern States became successful in the battlefield under the presidentship of Jefferson Davis, but afterwards Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, for all slaves, so the South was deprived of the help of the slave population. Soon the Northern forces captured New Orleans followed by Vicksburg. So the Confederate States were cut into two parts and the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, proved a great blow to the Southern States and in 1865, General Lee was forced to surrender at Appomattox Court House. The Civil War came to an end in 1865 with the victory of the Northerns due to more wealth and resources along with the powerful Federal Navy.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Abolition states | (a) President of the Confederacy |
| 2. Robert E. Lee | (b) 1861-65 |
| 3. President Jefferson Davis | (c) Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth |
| 4. American Civil War | (d) General of the Confederacy |
| 5. Abraham Lincoln | (e) Northern states |
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