Civil War Review

The Civil War took place from:

• 1865-1877

• 1861-1865

• 1776-1789

• 1954-1965

While many factors led to the Civil War, the main cause of the conflict was:

• Slavery

• States' rights

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The invasion of the British

White Americans largely avoided the topic of slavery, until the following happened.

• The slave population expanded from 800,000 to 1 million

• Westward expansion of the United States

• The Missouri Compromise which divided the nation into slave and free territories

• The Civil War

The Northern United States ​ (a)   benefit economically from slavery.

• did
• did not

Organize these states into which side they were on during the Civil War?

Groups:

(a) Union

,

(b) Confederacy

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Texas

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

• Kentucky

What were the two opposing sides of the Civil War called?

• North and Union

• South and Confederacy

• Union and Confederacy

• Border states and Confederacy

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Civil War

• The end of slavery

• The establishment of a strong, federal government

• The expansion of slavery westward

• The preservation of the United States

Which event triggered Southern states to leave the United States?

• The attack on Fort Sumter

• The election of Abraham Lincoln as President

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Compromise of 1850

Which event triggered the beginning of the Civil War?

• The attack on Fort Sumter

• The election of Abraham Lincoln as President

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Compromise of 1850

What is the estimated number of soldiers that died during the Civil War?

• 100,000

• 500,000

• 750,000

• 2. 3 million