Beginning of the Civil War

Civil War

Today we examine the events that took place during the Civil War and their effects.

Essential Question

What were the effects of the Civil War?

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Multiple Choice

Who was president of the Confederacy?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Jefferson Davis

• Joseph Biden

• Abraham Lincoln

Multiple Choice

Which Fort did South Carolina attack, this event sparked the beginning of the Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Knox

• Fort Yorktown

• Fort and Spoon

Multiple Choice

The North lost a lot of the major battles in the beginning of the Civil War?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In what year did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves held in Confederate-controlled states?

• 1963

• 1863

• 1763

• 1663

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Multiple Choice

Which army won the attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina?

• Union Army

• Confederate Army

Multiple Choice

The Civil War began when shots were fired on April 12, _____ in South Carolina.

• 1869

• 1861

• 1860

• 1760

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Multiple Choice

Who led the Union States to victory against the Confederacy?

• Robert E. Lee

• General William Sherman

• Abraham LIncoln

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Check the boxes that name the effect of the "March of the Sea," led by General Sherman.

• The South lost their Homes and way of life.

• Homes were destroyed.

• Sherman presented Savannah, Georgia to the President

• The Confederacy surrendered.

Multiple Choice

Where did General Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Savannah Georgia

• Gettsburg, Pennsylvania

• South Carolina

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Essential Question:

What were the effect of the Civil War?

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