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Jan 26, 2026

[Answer] What event was the main precipitating incident of the Civil War?

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...In mid-October 1859, abolitionist John Brown attempted to raid the U.S. arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in an effort to establish an enslaved people uprising in the South. Brown ultimately failed, and when he was hanged later that year for his crime, he slipped the guard a piece of paper stating “…the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” The famous raid inflamed the cause of abolitionists and enslavers alike, and led the country down the path to civil conflict.

[Answer] What major battle in Pennsylvania became a turning point in the Civil War?

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...Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s plan to invade the North was effectively foiled in 1863 by the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War’s largest and deadliest battle. Some 51,000 men from both sides were killed in the battle, and General Lee’s army was ultimately forced to withdraw. Over four months later, President Abraham Lincoln visited the site to deliver his famous Gettysburg Address.

[Answer] What Union general accepted Robert E. Lee's final surrender?

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...On April 9, 1865 in the small village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Robert E. Lee's army was surrounded. After suffering a brutal defeat two days prior, Lee had hoped to smash through a thin line of Union cavalry and continue the fight. The Union's forces were much larger than he thought, however, and future President Ulysses Grant was able to corner him. Lee surrendered and the bulk of the war was over.

[Answer] Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

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...The first conflict of the American Civil War occured on April 12, 1861, at Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. Over a period of 34 hours, Confederate soldiers bombarded Union soldiers in the fort, eventually forcing a surrender. Although there were no recorded fatalities in this battle, it kicked off a four-year war that remains the deadliest to occur on American soil.

[Answer] What state was the site of the most Civil War battles?

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...According to the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, 123 of the 384 battles of the American Civil War took place in Virginia. A large state right in the middle of the fractured country, Virginia was the home of the Battles of Bull Run, the Seven Days Battles, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and many, many more. It was also home to the Confederate capital at Richmond.

[Answer] HGTV's ultimate living room design dos and don'ts tell us Don't Waste Vital Space when we're furnishing a tiny house. How does the homeowner in the example make use of the space under the staircase?

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...1. with a coat rack 2. with a stereo console 3. with a cozy armchair 4. with a bar cart

[Answer] Which man was NOT one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Vice Presidents?

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...Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of the United States four times (1932, 1936, 1940, 1944) and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. FDR, as he was often called, had three Vice-Presidents during his four terms in office: John Nance Garner of Texas (March 4, 1933 - January 20, 1941), Henry Agard Wallace of Iowa (January 20, 1941 - January 20, 1945), and Harry S. Truman of Missouri (January 20, 1945 - April 12, 1945). Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States and never served as Vice President.