The Gettysburg Address

What lesson did both sides learn from the first Battle of BULL Run?

• The battle was a decisive victory for the Union.
• Both sides agreed to a truce after the battle.
• The war would be longer and more brutal than expected.

Why was the battle of Antietam considered to be so important?

• It was a decisive victory for the Confederacy.
• It marked the end of the Civil War.
• It was the bloodiest single-day battle and led to the Emancipation Proclamation.

Who was Colonel Robert Gould Shaw?

• Colonel Robert Gould Shaw was a Union officer who led the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.
• A politician who served in the U.S. Senate.
• A Confederate general during the Civil War.

Which of the following best explains one of the important aspects of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It established a new government in the South.
• It granted voting rights to all citizens.
• It declared the freedom of enslaved people in Confederate states.

Who was Jefferson Davis?

• Jefferson Davis was a famous inventor.
• Jefferson Davis was the first President of the United States.
• Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America.

Abraham Lincoln's main objective in fighting the Civil War is to put the Union back together? True or False?

• True
• False

What speech did Lincoln give that ended with. A government of the people by the people and for the people?

• Second Inaugural Address
• Gettysburg Address
• Lincoln's Farewell Address

What military campaign used total war to destroy everything in it's path?

• The Gulf War
• Sherman's March to the Sea
• The Battle of Gettysburg

Controversial law that allowed for the capture and return of those escaping slavery within any part of the United States?

• Fugitive Slave Act
• Civil Rights Act
• Thirteenth Amendment

What was the main purpose of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?

• To honor fallen soldiers and remind the nation of freedom and equality

• To declare victory in the Battle of Gettysburg

• To propose a new government structure