Civil War Review

The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of

• tariffs

• slavery

• states rights

• trade with Europe

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

• they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

• they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

• he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

• he had a plan to raise taxes

This was the President of the Union.

• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S Grant
• Abraham Lincoln

This was the main economy of the Confederacy

• Agriculture
• Industy
• Shipping
• Trade

This was the main economy of the Union

• Agriculture

• Industry

• Shipping

• Trade

How did the Union hope to damage Confederate trade and transportation during the Civil War?

• By patrolling rivers and the Gulf of Mexico

• By attacking railroads

• By blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River

• By taking over Southern farms and factories

Why was the surrender at Vicksburg crucial to the success of the Union campaign in the West?

• It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River

• It allowed the Union to surround the Capital city

• It allowed the Union to Blockade important railroads

• It allowed the Union to occupy new territories

This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights.

• Dred Scott v Sandford
• McCulloch v Maryland
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Worcester v Georgia

What battle was the single, bloodiest day in the Civil War?

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Manassas

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

• Battle of Antietam

• Siege of Vickburg

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Battle of Gettysburg