Week 19 - The American Civil War

Multiple Choice

The Civil War was the __________ war in American history.

• shortest

• deadliest

• most expensive

Multiple Choice

Which event probably had the greatest impact on the way of life in the southern states?

• the signing of 13th Amendment

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• the death of Abraham Lincoln

Multiple Choice

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

• Supporters of Abraham Lincoln were fighting to keep him in office.

• They northern states did not believe in slavery but the southern states did.

• The Emancipation Proclamation made everyone angry.

​Leaders of the Armies: Federal and Confederate

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Multiple Choice

Who did Abraham Lincoln ask to lead the Union Army at the beginning of the war?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• George Meade

Multiple Choice

What was the disagreement over that caused the war?

• tariffs and taxes

• territories becoming free states

• legalized slavery

Multiple Choice

All of the leaders of the armies went to what school?

• Cedar Point

• West Point

• The University of the Army

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Multiple Choice

The technology that gave information about the war was the __________.

• telephone

• telegraph

• radio

Multiple Choice

What major battle of the war was fought in Pennsylvania?

• Vicksburg

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

Multiple Choice

The Hunley was what kind of navy vessel?

• a submarine

• an ironclad ship

• a steam boat

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Multiple Choice

The Drayton family was split with two sons on each side of the war. The phrase that describes this is:

• cousin against cousin

• brother against brother

• father against son

Multiple Choice

Percival Drayton was a commander in which military?

• Confederate Navy

• Union Navy

• Union Army

Multiple Choice

How did the Battle of Port Royal end?

• both brothers were killed

• one brother was killed

• 10,000 enslaved people (slaves) were freed

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Multiple Choice

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• a treaty

• a legal document

• an amendment

Multiple Choice

Who wrote and issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• President Abraham Lincoln

Multiple Choice

Where did the Emancipation Proclamation free enslaved people?

• Rebellious States

• Border States

• the western states