Civil War and Reconstruction

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in what year for the first time?

• 1860

• 1862

• 1864

• 1856

What was the Republican Party's position on Slavery in 1860?

• Slavery should be abolished everywhere

• Slavery should expand west

• Slavery should not expand into western territories

• Slavery was a moral sin

What political party was Abraham Lincoln?

• Republican

• Democrat

• Whig

• Independent

What does the word secede mean?

• to add to

• to succeed

• to join

• to leave

How many states seceded from the USA to form the Confederate States of American in total?

• 10

• 11

• 7

• 25

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

• Yorktown

• Gettysburg

• Ft. Sumpter

• Bull Run

When the Civil War began in 1861 what was the goal of Lincoln and the Union Army.

• Bring the country back together

• Free all enslaved people

• Take over Mexcio

• Punish the south

How many Americans died in the Civil War

• Around 1 Million

• 6 Million

• Just over 600,000

• 60,000

Which battle was the major turning point in the Civil War where the Union took advantage?

• Yorktown

• Antietam

• Ft. Sumpter

• Gettysburg

The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in all States.

• True

• False