Civil War Test Practice

This man was appointed Commander of all Union forces and later became President of the United States.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

This man commanded Confederate forces and later surrendered at Appomattox Court House.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

This man was the 16th President of the United States and tried desperately to keep our nation from falling apart.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

This man was the President of the Confederate States of America.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

Differences in geography and industrialization shaped the culture and economy of the North and the South. Some people were more loyal to their region than to the country as a whole. This is called:

• States' Rights

• Sectionalism

• Secession

• Compromise

The economy in the South was primarily based on agriculture and as a result, what did they feel was essential to their economy?

• Slavery

• Factories

• Sectionalism

• Mining

The South was fighting for their right to make their own laws, different from the federal government. They were fighting for:

• Sectionalism

• Compromise

• Cash Crops

• States' Rights

The first state to secede from the Union was:

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Florida

• Texas

Name that event: General Grant surrounded the city and cut off supply lines until the Confederates surrendered.

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Siege of Vicksburg

• Atlanta Campaign

Document signed by President Lincoln declaring all slaves in the South free:

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Gettysburg Address

• Surrender Papers

• Civil War Treaty