Civil War Slides

Multiple Choice

Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?

• The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
• The election of President Abraham LIncoln
• The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
• The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown

Multiple Choice

Why did the North and South have different opinions about slavery before the Civil War?

• Because of differences in their economies and ways of making money

• Because of differences in climate

• Because of differences in language

• Because of differences in religion

Multiple Choice

How did the Emancipation Proclamation impact the focus of the Civil War?

• It ended the war immediately

• It was the beginning of ending slavery

• It led to the surrender at Appomattox

• It started the Battle of Gettysburg

Multiple Choice

Which battle marked the official beginning of the Civil War?

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Attack on Fort Sumter

• First Battle of Bull Run

Multiple Choice

What battle was a major turning point in the Civil War?

• The Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Antietam

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Battle of Fort Sumter

Multiple Choice

Explain how resources contributed to the Union's victory in the Civil War.

• The Union's victory was largely due to its superior resources, including population, industrial capacity, transportation infrastructure, and naval power.
• The Union's victory was due to better military leadership.

• The Confederacy had a larger population than the Union.
• The Union relied solely on foreign aid for its victory.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were key factors in the Union's leadership during the Civil War?

• The South had more factories

• Generals like Grant led big victories

• The Anaconda Plan cut off the South's supplies

• Lincoln kept the Union together

Multiple Choice

The Navy blockade hurt the South's ___.

• economy

• army

• trade

• military

Multiple Choice

Describe how the Emancipation Proclamation and African American soldiers influenced the Union's motivation during the Civil War.

• The Emancipation Proclamation had no impact on the Union's strategy.
• The Emancipation Proclamation weakened the south and African Americans joined the fight

• African American soldiers were not allowed to fight in the Civil War.
• There was no ending slavery.

Multiple Choice

What president was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant