Chapter 15 Summary

What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

Which states seceded from the Union to form the CSA before Lincoln took office?

• Border states

• Northern states

• Deep South states

• Western states

What was the main goal of the CSA?

• To abolish slavery

• To maintain racial slavery and White supremacy

• To expand industrialization

• To establish a monarchy

Which battle was a significant Union victory in the western front?

• Battle of Manassas

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Gettysburg

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It immediately freed all enslaved people

• It made freedom for African Americans a cause of the Union

• It ended the Civil War

• It secured foreign allies for the Union

Which campaign gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?

• The Gettysburg Campaign

• The Vicksburg Campaign

• The March to the Sea

• The New Orleans Campaign

What was the outcome of the Confederate invasion of the North at Gettysburg?

• A decisive Confederate victory

• A stalemate

• A Union victory

• No significant impact

Which general led the Union's March to the Sea?

• General Lee

• General Grant

• General Sherman

• General McClellan

Where did Confederate General Lee surrender to Union General Grant?

• Richmond, Virginia

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

• Appomattox Court House, Virginia

• Vicksburg, Mississippi

Which countries did the Confederacy fail to gain support from during the Civil War?

• Spain and Portugal

• Great Britain and France

• Russia and China

• Mexico and Canada