Civil War Part 1

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee
• Jefferson Davis

What was the main goal of the North in the beginning of the Civil War?

• to preserve the union
• to free the slaves

At what battle did people bring picnic baskets to so that they could watch the battle?

• Battle of Fort Sumter
• Battle of Vicksburg
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Bull Run

What battle was the single bloodiest day of the war?

• Battle of Vicksburg
• Battle of Fort Sumter
• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Gettysburg

What was not part of the North's battle strategy?

• to take the Confederate capital
• to seize control of the Mississippi River
• to create a naval blockade
• to hold the land

Who was the head confederate general?

• Robert E. Lee
• Thomas Jackson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• George B. McClellan

All of the following were disadvantages the South had except

• small population of men
• few factories
• they had to invade the North
• poorly developed railway network

This was the nickname given to the Confederates

• Yankees
• Rebels

This nurse founded the Red Cross and changed how the injured were handled on the battlefield.

• Clara Barton
• Susan B. Anthony
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Lucretia Mott

This document freed slaves in states that were in rebellion

• Gettysburg Address
• Dred Scott decision
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Lincoln's first inaugural address