The Civil War

Virginia and other southern states seceded from the United States. This means that they--

• adopted a Declaration of Independence
• agreed to end slavery
• left to form a new country
• voted for Abraham Lincoln for President

All of the following are reasons why the southern states seceded from the Union EXCEPT-

• Harriet Tubman helped enslaved African Americans to escape to the North
• the North and the South were not able to resolve their differences
• the economy of the North did not support slavery
• the South wanted the new states to allow slavery 

Which president used the Union Navy to blockade southern ports?

• George Washington
• Andrew Johnson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln

______ led a raid on the armory at Harper's Ferry, trying to get weapons to give to slaves so they could revolt against their owners. 

• Jefferson Davis
• John Brown
• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant

The first major battle of the Civil War took place here.

• Gettysburg
• Manassas/Bull Run
• Vicksburg
• Appomattox Court House

What states are colored grey on the map?

• Union States
• Confederate States
• Border States
• Neutral States

President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.

• Lord Cornwalllis
• Thomas Jefferson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln

General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to this Union general at the end of the Civil War--

• Jefferson Davis
• Thomas J. Jackson
• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant

Which event occurred at Appomattox Court House?

• the first battle between North and South
• Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves
• Robert E. Lee surrendered
• the Confederate capital was chosen

Who won the Civil War?

• Union
• Confederates