Civil War

Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy

• Jefferson Davis
• Stonewall Jackson
• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln

The capital of the Confederate states of America during the Civil War was:

• Charleston

• Washington, D.C.

• Richmond

• Philadelphia

Once the Union won at Vicksburg, the Mississippi river was connected together and the big result of the battle was..

• this was the furthest North the Confederates made it

• the South was split into two parts

• the South was split into three parts

• Richmond was taken by the Union

What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?

• greater manufacturing
• more effective navy
• better government
• more capable military leaders

The American Civil War started on April 12, 1861 when-

• South Carolina seceded from the Union

• Confederate Army soldiers fired on Fort Sumter

• Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States

• Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States

Lincoln's famous speech to rally the north towards a common cause

• Gettysburg Address

• Anteitem Address

• The Sumter Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?

• It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
• It brought an end to the Civil War
• It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
• It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war

At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 

• uphold national honor
• prevent foreign involvement
• free all slave 
• preserve the Union

Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?

• Abraham Lincoln

• William Sherman

• Morgan Freeman

• Jefferson Davis

Who were the two main generals of each side, who signed the letter of surrender at Appomattox?

• Lincoln & Davis

• Sherman & Jackson

• Grant & Lee

• Washington & Cornwallis