Causes and Battles of the Civil War 2024

What were the three main causes of the Civil War (Hint: Be sure to click three reasons)?

• Jefferson Davis

• Sectionalism

• Election of 1860

• John C. Calhoun

• Secession

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

• the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• tensions between the South and Native American tribes

• Louisiana Purchase

• sectionalism between the North and the South

Who won the election of 1860 and served as the president during the Civil War?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

Which event is considered to be the start of the Civil War?

• the election of George Washington

• the election of Jefferson Davis

• the firing at Fort Sumter

• the sinking of the Hunley

Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?

• to protect the strength of the federal government

• to support the goals of abolitionists

• to protect the use of slave labor

• to weaken the state government

Why did several states in the South secede from the Union after the election of 1860?

• They believed the election results were corrupt.

• They feared that the country would no longer be democratic.

• They believed the nation would go to war.

• They feared that slavery would be made illegal.

This is a drawing of the first battle in the Civil War. Where did this battle take place? 

• Appomattox, Virginia

• Harper's Ferry, West Virginia

• Fort Sumter, South Carolina

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

How did the Emancipation Proclamation impact the United States during the Civil War?

• It increased calls for the South to surrender.

• It freed all the people in the North.

• It freed all the slaves in the Confederate states.

• It weakened the Union's military.

Which battle of the Civil War became the turning point of the war?

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

• The Battle of Antietam

• The Battle of Appomattox

What was one goal of the Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?

• to move all African slaves to the North

• to increase trade with Europe

• to divide the Confederacy at the Mississippi River

• to allow the Confederacy to invade cities in the North