Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Vicksburg

What was Lincoln's main reason for fighting in the war?

• to protect slavery in the South

• get the British and French to help

• to show his strength as a president

• to save the Union

Which is TRUE of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Declared slaves in the Union to be free

• Gave voting rights to former slaves

• Made peace with the Confederacy

• Union troops would free slaves in the Confederacy

Why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Make peace ; Independence for Confederacy

• Gain more troops ; win the war ; end slavery

• Fire McDowell ; McClellan ; Fire Burnside

• Support Jefferson Davis

What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the Civil War?

• It had no effect on the Civil War.

• It made it a war to end slavery.

• It ended the war immediately.

• It led to an increase in slavery.

By the end of the Civil War, what happened to slavery in the Border States?

• It caused them to stop fighting

• It had no impact on slavery in those states

• All four seceded and joined the Confederacy

• All four decided to end slavery

Which battles are considered the turning points in the Civil War?

• Ft. Sumter + Bull Run

• Gettysburg + Vicksburg

• Ft. Henry + Ft. Donelson

• Shiloh + New Orleans

Which Confederate City surrendered to the Union and US Grant after a long siege?

• Atlanta

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Richmond

Which battle was the deadliest in the Civil War and made it impossible for Lee and the Confederacy to attack the North again?

• Battle of Ft. Henry

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Gettysburg

Which city was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War and the main target of the Union's Anaconda Plan in the East?

• Charleston

• Richmond

• Nashville

• Atlanta

Which battle resulted in the Union gaining full control of the Mississippi River?

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Siege of Vicksburg