Unit 10: The Civil War

Front

The Union states were located in the _____ and the Confederate states were located in the _____.

Back

North; South

Front

Which leader fought on the side of the Union?

Back

Ulysses S. Grant

Front

Which was not an advantage for the Union: Good economy, Manufacturing ability, Strong military leadership, Transportation?

Back

Strong military leadership

Front

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865?

Back

Appomattox Courthouse

Front

How was issuing the Emancipation Proclamation a turning point in the Civil War?

Back

Freed slaves in the Confederate states, allowing them to fight in the Union Army

Front

An order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in the areas rebelling against the Union in 1863.

Back

Emancipation Proclamation

Front

A federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by the Confederates in April 1861, sparking the Civil War.

Back

Fort Sumter

Front

Why was the Dred Scott case important?

Back

The case declared that slaves and African Americans were not US Citizens.

Front

This was the president of the Confederate States.

Back

Jefferson Davis

Front

Which statement BEST explains President Abraham Lincoln's original reason for fighting the Civil War? Options: President Lincoln wanted to end all slavery everywhere in the US, President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union, President Lincoln wanted to punish the South for their rebellion

Back

President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union