Civil War!

The Civil War began with:

• The secession of South Carolina

• The illegal formation of the Confederate States of America

• The attack on the Lawrence, Kansas, a center of free-soiler activity

• The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter

Which of the following was an advantage the North had over the South?

• more experienced generals

• more money to spend on war

• military support from Britain

• larger population

Which of the following was a strategy of the Confederate government?

• blockading the North’s Atlantic coast

• attacking the North by way of the Mississippi River

• seeking support from Britain with northern victories

• limiting the upper draft age to 35

The Emancipation Proclamation freed

• All the enslaved people in the United States

• enslaved people living in areas controlled by the Confederacy.

• enslaved people living in the Union states.

• enslaved people living in the territories.

In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln

• condemned the use of total war.

• promised the nation a new birth of freedom.

• declared that slavery was moral.

• offered forgiveness to the South.

Where was the first real battle of the war?

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Vicksburg

If Grant’s army could gain control of the Mississippi River, the Confederacy

• was defeated

• was assured of victory.

• was forced to invade the North.

• would be split into two parts.

Where did General Lee surrender to Grant on April 9, 1865?

• Richmond

• Washington D.C.

• Appomattox Court House

• Gettysburg

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after which Union victory?

• Fort Sumter

• Antietam

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

Which state was the first to secede from the Union? 

• Texas

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Virginia