Civil War - People and Places

Who was the Commander of the Confederate Army?

• Davis
• Grant
• Jackson
• Lee

Who was the Commander of Union Army?

• Davis

• Grant

• Jackson

• Lee

Who was the President of the Union?

• Davis
• Grant
• Lee
• Lincoln

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

• Davis
• Jackson
• Lee 
• Lincoln

Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Davis
• Jackson
• Lee
• Lincoln

Who was offered command of the Union Army but refused because he couldn't fight against his fellow Virginians?

• Davis

• Grant

• Lee

• Lincoln

A civil war is a conflict between

• two countries that share a border.

• two nations that were once allies.

• two groups of citizens in one country.

• two countries that share the same form of government

What did Union troops find when they approached the town of Manassas?

• Southern soldiers were caught unaware as they napped in the mid-day sun.

• The town's citizens waited to defend their town with pitchforks and kitchen knives.

• The Southern army knew about their plan and were waiting for them.

• Rose Greenhow was there to show them a shortcut to avoid the Southern army.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?

• It gave all slaves in the North their freedom immediately.

• It persuaded European nations to support the Confederacy.

• It changed the purpose of the war to the end of slavery.

• It forced the Confederacy to free the slaves right away.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?

• General Lee lost so much of his army that he could only wage a defensive war on Southern soil.

• The morale of Union soldiers was so low that their determination to win had vanished.

• The Confederate victory convinced European nations to lend their support to the South.

• The battle convinced both sides to declare a truce and end the war.