During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of president Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states and 5 border states that supported it. The Union was opposed by 11 southern slave states that formed the Confederate States, or "the Confederacy." 

All of the Union's states provided soldiers for the U.S. Army, though the border areas also sent tens of thousands of soldiers to the Confederacy. The Border states were essential as a supply base for the Union invasion of the Confederacy, and Lincoln realized he could not win the war without control of them. The Northeast provided the industrial resources for a mechanized war producing large quantities of munitions and supplies, as well as financing for the war. The Midwest provided soldiers, food, horses, financial support, and training camps. Army hospitals were set up across the Union. Most states had Republican governors who energetically supported the war effort and suppressed anti-war subversion in 1863–64. The Democratic Party strongly supported the war in 1861 but in 1862 was split between the War Democrats and the anti-war element led by the "Copperheads." The Democrats made major electoral gains in 1862 in state elections, most notably in New York. They lost ground in 1863, especially in Ohio. In 1864 the Republicans campaigned under the National Union Party banner, which attracted many War Democrats and soldiers and scored a landslide victory for Lincoln and his entire ticket. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. During what years did the American Civil War take place?
2. The American Civil occurred between what years?
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Q2:
1. What were the names of the opposing sides during the American Civil War?
2. During the American Civil War, what groups fought?
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Q3:
1. What is the total number of states that were present in the Union?
2. The Union was made up of what number of states?
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Q4:
1. What is the total number of states that were present in the Confederacy?
2. The Confederacy was made up of what number of states?
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Q5:
1. Were the border states a supply base for the Union or the Confederacy?
2. Did the Union or the Confederacy receive soldiers from the border states?
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Q6:
1. Did most of the states during the American Civil War have Democratic or Republican governors?
2. Were most states during the American Civil War being governed by Democratic or Republican governors?
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Q7:
1. Did most of the Republican governors support the American Civil War?
2. Was the American Civil War supported by most Republican governors?
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Q8:
1. What name was given to the Democrats that were against the American Civil War?
2. The American Civil War was opposed by what group of Democrats?
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Q9:
1. What group of Democrats were against the "Copperheads"?
2. The "Copperheads" were opposed by what group of Democrats?
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Q10:
1. In what year did the Democrats make major electoral gains in the state elections?
2. The Democrats made major electoral gains in the state elections in what year?
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